Summer Finds #2 2019

The summer tailgate show yielded yet more fun finds. A scarce mini size Gladstone Spring Water Co. Narragansett Pier, RI soda turned out to be the 3^rd variant in this size.

Brimfield was the same week as the show and my one new addition was an Augustin Vitale Providence, RI crown top. This is my 9^th Vitale variant, 8 of which are unlisted!

I haven't seen an O. Sumner & Son Providence, RI in a while. This 5” size was unlisted!

It's been a Gladding kind of year, as my 4^th Chas. A. Gladding Greenwich St. Providence, RI turned up. This 4-3/4” was unlisted.

I was quite surprised to see an even Carpenter & Wood Providence, RI than the listed version! I have to say this is quite a special bottle. It's minuscule size and pictorial eagle make it a perfect window bottle.

Summer Finds #1 2019

A friend of mine was selling off some of his bottle collection so I was able to get one of my favorite Warwick blobs. An Angelo DiFiore Notick, RI (supposed to be Natick) error has long eluded me. I still need a mint one but I'm still very happy with this one!

Another pleasant surprise was a completely unlisted William E. Tierney PhG Providence, RI pharmacy bottle. It's a great little med and quite late for an embossed med too, as Tierney wasn't a PhG until 1920!

Another great find from the tailgate show was a Lawton Bottling Works Westerly, RI ABM crown top. I have only seen two other Lawton sodas but they were BIM.

A short dig at a rather challenging dump produced yet another George A. Peckham Grocers Supplies Providence, RI variant.

A local shop had a John E. Good Importer & Jobber Providence, RI whiskey in the window. The price was a tad high but the shop owner was happy to negotiate.  That makes this my 4th Good whiskey.

Spring Finds #3 2019

A friend picked up a nice half pint Rocky Point Brand Oysters and I was able to complete my set of four! These scarce bottles come in pint and half pint sizes. One version has an E.W. monogram and another has an E.L.W. monogram. Contrary to what most people assume this company was located in Providence and used the popularity of Rocky Point to promote their oysters.

A very elusive shoulder embossed Empire Bottling Co. Cranston, RI crown top teased me with a badly beaten example. It's not much to look at but I've only seen one other so this is a tough bottle!

A J.L. & P. Gannon N. Providence, RI blob looked unusually tall so I measured it. Sure enough, it was a lofty 10” compared to an average 9-1/4” blob top. Blob tops can commonly vary within half an inch but anything more is unusual!

The spring tailgate show produced a few goodies including a J. Scheminger Snow St. Providence, RI. I have a nice collection of these scarce blobs, so I was surprised to find out this was a new variant!

I was also quite happy to acquire a McKenna & Nolan Providence, RI narrow blob. This bottle was made to have an Aetna stopper, which is one of my favorite styles because it's a RI patent.