A midsummer antiquing run produced a
clear Esmond Spring Soda Works Esmond, RI soda. I have one in
green which is unlisted, and so is this one!
Also present was an old friend, a Bare
Rock Spring Bottling Co. Graniteville, RI soda. I had seen this
exact bottle a few years ago at a tailgate show. The person who
found it wasn't sure if he wanted to sell it so I didn't press him.
Like the Esmond bottle, I have one in green so this one completed the
set!
I'm usually very good at searching
through box lots I buy, so you can imagine my surprise when I found a
Greene's Always Open Providence, RI in a box of junkers! This
base embossed example is unlisted.
A fellow collector who was moving
packed up his collection and weeded out a few extras. Among them was
a S.J. Briggs & Co. Druggists Providence, RI.
At 6-3/4” it's an unlisted size!
Just when I thought I saw them all,
here's another Mt. Hope Distilling Co. Providence, RI. There
are so many variants can I just say this one is hopefully the last?
(picture coming)
