I'm sure you are tired of seeing blogs with "winter finds" still appearing, but rest assured this is the last one!
I was excited to finally obtain a green
Bell Bottling Co. Providence seltzer.
Colored seltzers from RI are considerably harder to find than
clear ones, and are usually offered at exorbitant prices to the home
decorator crowd.
If you think I am done with Otis
Clapp & Son bottles, guess again! A large 8-3/4”
rectangular example surfaced on ebay. This shape and size is
normally found with a fancy glass top with inside screw threads.
This plain cork top was a newcomer!
I was eyeballing an Antonio Gasbarro
Providence crown top on ebay. I only have one crown top version,
so I picked it up. Turns out it was an unlisted version with a comma
after Providence. It is possible that the online listing of RI-1035
is just a poor description of this bottle.
Another common bottle in an uncommon
color was a green Dybalas Spring Bottling Works Woonsocket, RI.
It turned out not only to be an unlisted color, but also an unlisted
7oz. size.
Also with the Dybala was a base
embossed Sherba Beverage Co. This West Barrington, RI based
company was one of the most successful bottling companies from the
East Bay part of RI. No base embossed examples are listed.
