A small house appointment only estate sale turned up a few nice bottles. Among them was a Blanding Druggist Providence. These are normally very crude and almost look pontiled. This one has a much newer look to it but still dates to the late 1870s.
I spotted a large 8" Edwin P. Anthony Providence, RI med on ebay. Sadly with a moderate sized crack it was not worth the cost of shipping. The seller had a large collection of bottles in NH so I decided to make the trip and took it home!
A small construction site unearthed a
classic Providence city dump layer. A heavily damaged James
O'Hare Providence, RI somehow survived in one piece. This is a
scarcer earlier variant, and at 4-1/4" was a new size.
Also found were a pile of damaged blobs. Among them was a Caproni Bros. Atwells Ave. Providence, RI which was of course another variant!
A more exciting find an an Aetna style Caproni Bros. & Co. Spruce St. Providence, RI. Unfortunately also damaged, it is still a great looking bottle!
