It turns out that the “pothead
seller” had one final trick up his sleeve. One of his last
listings was a 47-8-11 Cures Malaria C.E. Hornberger
quack medicine. I could barely contain my excitement, as this was
almost the same as the Rx for Malaria bottle I bought a few years
ago. It was an unlisted RI cure and I had to have it. Luckily it
didn't got for a lot, and sadly I was victimized once more by
unmentioned damage but it was worth acquiring such a rare bottle.
An excavator brought in some bottles he
dug at a construction site and among them was a Cappelli Bros.
Providence, RI blob. It was beat to heck but I was able to get
it for $1. It's a minor variant so my Cappelli Bros. collection grew
to 3!
I bought a few bottles from another
friend of mine, and guess what he had? Yet another Standard
Bottling Co. flag Pawtucket, RI blob! I have to be getting close
to having them all now, right?
I revisited one of the “mega-dumps”
that everyone knows about but the finds are scarce recently. I
noticed a lot of new activity and a soda just lying on the ground!
It was a J. Keron Central Falls, RI.
While this style Keron bottle is common as dirt when it's machine
made, this was the first one I've seen that was BIM! And it looks
much nicer than it's ABM counterpart.
Another digger saved a damaged John
Bush Opp. City Hall Providence, RI pint whiskey for me. It's a
real heartbreaker being completely unlisted (I do have a quart).
Let's hope he digs a whole one!
