While I still haven't been able to
prove this is a RI bottle, I bought the iron pontiled Read &
Hall just to be on the safe
side. It's a nice rare squat so I'll keep it until it's proven to be
from somewhere else!
My friend Mark had a few more nice RI
bottles tucked away. One was a George S. Morgan Chemist
Pawtucket, RI. These Morgan bottles were unknown until a few
variants were dug this winter. So far there are five different
bottles from him. Where have they all been the last 50 years?
I was very excited to add a Strachan's
Anti-Mosquit to my “almost
positive it's from RI” group. This is the second one dug in RI,
and there is a William D. Strachan listed as a pharmacist in
Pawtucket. The evidence is looking pretty good!
And yes, Mark finally parted with his
Krealin Co. Providence, RI.
I had included this bottle in a “New But Not Mine” post a while
back. Here's a picture of it all cleaned up!
Lastly I rounded out my Pawtucket soda
collection with a Crown Bottling Co. Pawtucket, RI.
This one has an unlisted round slugplate and long neck.
