I was finally able to acquire a
suspected RI pontiled medicine. This cylinder is just marked D.
Andrews, but who else could it be besides the famous David
Andrews? The flared lip was ground off (probably badly chipped), but
I'm happy to have an example!
It's been a while since I was really
excited over a completely unlisted RI pharmacy bottle. A friend
brought in a W.E. Watson Druggist Pawtuxet, RI medicine and I
was almost in disbelief. I had thought it was Pawtucket at first
glance, but no it was Pawtuxet! It's a small village on Narragansett
bay located on the Cranston/Warwick line. I never expected to see an
embossed medicine from there. I passed the first time because the
price was far too high, but a few months later he came down and it
came home with me!
I was surprised yet again to see a new
Otis Clapp & Son ground screw cap bottle. These large
rectangular versions usually have an internal threaded glass screw
top, but this one had an external screw top with a metal lid! I
can't wait to get all these together and on display!
A visit to the Little Rhody Bottle Club
president's house is always a good time. I spotted a nice 3” Chas
A. Gladding Pharmacist Providence, RI med on the shelf and home
it went. This fella wasn't only cute but an unlisted size as well!
This bottle has a funny story behind
it. I saw a 4-3/4” Blanding & Blanding Pharmacists
Providence, RI at a club meeting and thought yup, I sure have
that one! But measured it anyway. When I checked I saw it was an
unlisted size I lacked. But come next meeting it had been sold in a
large group to an ebay seller I knew. Well, sure enough it appeared
on ebay and I was able to get it nice and cheap!
