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Dr Channing's Sarsaparilla - 10/16/2004 10:32:55 AM    Roger Posts: 176 Joined: 7/1/2004 From: Near London, England Status: offline One of the first bottle I ever found was on a beach at low tide. It had all the characteristics of being in the sea for a long time, white frosting and those iridescent flakes that we call 'sickness'. It also had a couple of surface scratches and scuff-marks but I always had in mind to get it professionally cleaned and now 35 or so years later I finally did it. Stuart Roffey in Nottingham did it for me and I have to say that the end result exceeded anything I had expected. It's like it has just been made and I when I look at it, it's difficult to believe it's the same bottle. Stuart uses a chemical cleaning method but I am not sure what he uses for polishing. Here is a before and after shot with the the two embossed side panels. To save emailing me I have put Stuarts contact details here (yes I did ask him first!). Stuart Roffey 37, Clarges Street Highbury Vale NOTTINGHAM NG6 9JF UK Tel: 0115 979 7665 Mob: 07970 542857 Attachment (1) < Message edited by Roger -- 10/18/2004 4:00:49 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Dr Channing's Sarsaparilla - 10/16/2004 6:17:29 PM    Maine Digger   Posts: 823 Joined: 2/4/2004 From: Augusta, Maine Status: offline nice results Roger. Is the bottle clear or color? _____________________________ Norm Miller (in reply to Roger) Post #: 2

RE: Dr Channing's Sarsaparilla - 10/17/2004 8:50:21 AM    Roger Posts: 176 Joined: 7/1/2004 From: Near London, England Status: offline It's clear Norm. The cleaning has impressed me so much I am looking for another in my collection that may benefit! I don't want every bottle looking like new but there are the odd one or two that may have a little more character, rather than less, if restored to pristine condition. (in reply to Roger) Post #: 3

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