Summer Finds #4 2019

A friend picked up this recently dug whiskey last summer and I instantly sat up in my chair. It was a Palmer & Madigan Choice Liquors Providence, RI in amber! The earliest Palmer & Madigan bottles known are from the 1890s so this was a real surprise. I was able to arrange a trade and picked it up at a bottle show.  I'll give this one second place next to the Ira Harvey for best unlisted RI bottle of the year.

A beautiful J.R. Lorah & Co. Newport amber med showed up on ebay. It was an unlisted 2-1/2” size, and despite a fairly high buy it now, I couldn't let it slip by. That makes my second amber Lorah!

I was recently reunited with an old friend who let us dig a massive town dump on his property. He had found a few bottles since we last talked including a 8-1/2” Chemical Industrial Co. R. DeAngelis Providence, RI ABM cork top. This style is unlisted in this large size!

Brimfield produced again this fall with a healthy crop of RI bottles (including two unlisted!) While nuked and damaged this C.E. Walch Providence, RI med was unlisted at 4-1/2”.

I like my late BIM pharmacy bottles with the side measurements, and this Quality Drug Providence, RI was no exception! At 6-1/2” it is an unlisted larger size.

Summer Finds #3 2019

I was finally able to acquire the fourth and final Rocky Point Oysters jar. This half pint has the E.W. monogram. I still need an undamaged ELW half pint but I'm excited to have the complete set nonetheless!

I bought a J.J. Maguire & Co. Providence, RI blob for resale, but upon a casual quick comparison discovered it was a new variant!

One of my favorite antique shops had to move because the owners decided to demo the building for parking (they get a thumbs down from me). The shop was able to relocate to a new (but much smaller) location. Sad as this transition was, I was excited to spot a Shepard & Company Fine Perfumes bottle in the window. This is my first undamaged example and an exciting find! Perfume bottles from the original RI department stores are quite elusive.

Despite the heat I made visit to the big dump and found two criers. I had to take them home though because even damaged I could tell they were new variants. This Francis Gavin Pawtucket, RI blob looks like possibly one of the earliest Gavin bottles!

The second Francis Gavin Pawtucket, RI is also damaged but probably a crudely made crown top. Hopefully there are undamaged versions of these two out there!