Well the construction site dig was cut
short when the entire area was graded. We almost called it but I
decided to have one more go at it. It turned out that they left a
thin layer of old dump behind. I was finding a lot of 1860s shards
when suddenly a squat soda popped out of a sandy layer! I picked it
up and stared in disbelief at an iron pontiled green Ira Harvey!
It was my second dug pontiled soda, and an absolutely amazing one at
that. This style is only known in cobalt, so this is an unlisted
color! It is easily my best dug bottle ever, and probably one of the
top 15 best bottles from RI.
A few months back I got outbid on a
beautiful A.L. Calder Providence, RI flint glass medicine. A
friend of mine was the winning bidder, and after enjoying it for a
while he was kind enough to offer it to me. This is the same Calder
who sold the hugely popular dentine.
Another friend sold me a couple soda
bottles including a Carbonated Spring Water Co. Newport, RI.
I thought it was one I already had until I looked at the monogram and
saw it was different! Instead of the ES monogram it was E & S.
Gotta love the variants!
I was almost positive I had a 4-1/2”
E.P. Anthony, Inc. Pharmacists Providence, RI,
but before I went to sell it I double checked and surprise! This is
my 7th
size of this bottle.
One of my favorite semi-local medicines
is the Earnshaw Drug Co. East Greenwich, RI.
It's the only RI druggist with a clock on the front. I have one
that is nearly identical to this one except the ounce and CC
measurements are on the opposite sides.
