Continuing with the lot of free
bottles, next up is a nice Bare Rock Spring Soda Co. Centredale,
RI crown top. This aqua one has a C on the base, and is 8oz. as
opposed to the listed one that is 7-1/2oz.
Two is better than one! This clear
example Bare Rock Spring Soda Co. Centredale, RI crown top is
identical to the example above, only differing in color and having a slugplate.
I was going through some of my old
sodas looking for extras to sell, when I made a surprise discovery!
One of my Havens Bottling Works Westerly, RI
was unlisted! I have seen so many of them that I almost write them
off now. This example has no slugplate.
A small antique shop was toting an
unlisted slug plates McManus & Meade Western Hotel Nasonville,
RI soda, but it was not cheap.
I was able to get a small discount, but if I only knew! A mere two
weeks later, a friend of mine dug one and I traded him for it.
It is becoming a rather rare occasion
for me to make the journey to northeastern Connecticuit's antique
shops, but this time it paid off! I got a rare B.E. Dewey
Apothecary Pascoag, RI in a smaller size than my other example!
Two sizes of a completely unlisted small town med? Not an easy feat!
