I saw a beautiful amber pharmacy bottle on ebay with an outrageous asking price and the seller was claiming that it was from RI! Sure enough, it was embossed Breen & Collins Druggists Westminster St! I was blown away but not so much by the price. It turns out I knew the seller and after it ended with no bids, I was able to negotiate a much more reasonable price.
A rare Sullivan Bros. Providence, RI seltzer showed up in Gloucester, Mass after a snowstorm. Knowing I would likely never see another one, I made the long trip to bring it back to RI!
While I am still missing the incredible Newport dump, I found another spot that was producing early 1920s bottles not far away! I was thrilled to find a Brookfield Farm Middletown, RI half pint tin top! This size was only known as a machine made example, making this hand blown one possibly unique.
I recently did some trading with a friend for some labeled RI bottles. One of them (a sample whiskey) had a label for Eddy & Fisher out of Providence, RI. To my surprise I noticed that it was also embossed E&F On the base!
While not much of a looker, this embossed quart Brownie Club Beverages Providence, RI is the oldest Brownie Club bottle out there. I just need a green quart to complete the family.
