Friday, September 4, 2015

Spring Finds #6

The hit and miss world of Craigslist finally turned up a decent lead recently. A lady in Warwick was selling a bunch of bottles, and I noticed a good number of them were crown top sodas. Among them was a Eureka Bott. Wks. Woonsocket, RI. This short-lived company was only around for three years before it changed names. A quart sized bottle is listed, but not an 8oz. Size.


Also in the mix were two Dexter Bottling Co. Central Falls, RI crown tops. Both 8oz., one has a slugplate and another does not. Like the Eureka bottle, this bottle is also listed in a quart size, but not 8oz!



I recently paid a visit to a massive 1930s dump. The bottles are plentiful there, but the digging is deep and dangerous. I was quite surprised when I pulled out a Coca-Cola Pat. Nov. 15, 1915 Providence, RI. Providence Coca-Cola bottles are a dime a dozen, but the earlier Christmas patent (1925) examples are less common. This 1915 patent is the earliest style of the famous hobbleskirt design, and in RI it is exceedingly rare. Sadly it is in rough shape, but it's still an exciting find!




Another nicer than average screw cap is embossed Cinderella Shoe Dressings (embossed Cinderella). This was a product sold by Everett & Barron Co. out of Providence. Their bottles are quite common, but for some reason this screw cap is fairly hard to find.


It's been a while since I added a new seltzer bottle, so I was happy to come across a T.E. Hickey & Co. Mineral Waters Providence, RI footed seltzer. It's a nice early one with some good detail, and the first Hickey seltzer to be documented!