Fall Finds #1 2020

A while back a friend called me about a construction site off the highway where he saw some ash and glass shards. I was busy but told another friend who checked it out. He only found one bottle there but man was it a keeper! It was a Hermann Gartner Providence, RI blob. It was completely unknown, crude, and even had a spelling error (This spelled Tnis on the back). I kicked myself for not checking out the spot myself but was happy it went to someone who appreciated it. Fast forward a few months and my friend was kind enough to offer it to me during a trade. I was super excited because I doubt I will ever see another one!

The same friend also traded me a Standard Bottling Co. Pawtucket, RI narrow crown top soda.

He also had a Standard Bottling Co. 7 Pawtucket, RI crown top. Standard was only one of two companies to date some of their bottles (1907), and that year is unlisted!

He also had an ABM blob S.H. Zucker & Co. Pawtucket, RI. These are fairly common but I have never seen one that was machine made. Blob tops only had a roughly 5 year overlap from when bottlers started using ABM bottles (many were still handmade until circa 1920), so ABM blobs are fairly scarce.

I found a dump at a small construction site and took home a crier Crystal Beverage Co. Providence, RI aqua crown top. All of the known Crystal sodas are clear and the aqua really gives this one some character.

 

Summer Finds #4 2020

 

This post continues with some of the “leftovers” collection.

While not in perfect condition, I was excited to get my third and final size of the rare H. Gorman & Co. Providence, RI sodas.

A nice fancy Wm. H. Hinds Providence, RI medicine was also unlisted. A similar example is listed in a smaller size.

I picked up a J.J. Maguire & Co. Providence, RI blob just because they are a nice looking blob. I was planning to resell but was glad I did my obligatory double check!

Some friends of mine found a river that was absolutely loaded with soda bottles. They sold me a few of their doubles. Among them was a Puritan Bottling Co. Providence, RI crown top. There are a lot of variants of this bottle!

This Puritan Bottling Co. Providence, RI looks almost identical to the last one but if you look closely you can see the difference, smaller font!

Summer Finds #3 2020

A friend sold me an American Bottling Co. Opp. Union Station Providence, RI flask at our summer tailgate show. I was pretty happy to just be able to set up at a bottle show since all the indoor ones were canceled. When I got home I was delightfully surprised to see it was a minor variant!

Much to my surprise yet another D and C flask surfaced! This one was a half pint. I bought what was basically the “leftovers” from an old-time digger. He had sold all of this better bottles but there were still a few gems left over.

I was fairly certain I had all the variants, but nope, here's a new Narragansett Brewing Co. Providence, RI beer!

This 4” Fisk & Co. Druggists Pawtucket, RI is a nice unlisted size. The square Fisks are a bit harder to come by than the rectangular ones.

Another old favorite was an E.A. Calder Providence, RI. I acquired a bunch of different sizes of this bottle early on in my collecting but this 4-3/4” size is unlisted.