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ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/3/2005 11:15:42 AM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline Just dug this one up the other day. It is square 2X2X6 1/4 inches tall and has WT.CO/A1/USA on the bottom. Anyone seen these or know what it contained. Haven;t seen the Rockefeller name on any other bottles. Cliff < Message edited by Ye Olde Prospector -- 5/3/2005 11:22:31 AM > Post #: 1

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/3/2005 11:21:21 AM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline Here is a Photo Attachment (1) (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 2

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/3/2005 11:22:36 AM    woody   Posts: 1817 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Whitall Tatum & Co. is usually indicative to a medicine or pharmacy/apothecary bottle. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 3

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/3/2005 11:39:48 AM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline Thanks Woody I agree it is possibly medicine. I read somewhere that Williiam A. Rockefeller used to peddle a "Magic Cancer Cure" for 25 dollars a bottle. That was equal to 2 months wages at the time. William often called Wild Bill was John D. Rockefeller's grandfather. Just curious if this might have been one of the bottles. < Message edited by Ye Olde Prospector -- 5/3/2005 11:40:47 AM > (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 4

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/3/2005 11:44:06 AM    woody   Posts: 1817 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline It probably was one of his bottles. looks to be circa 1890-1910 _____________________________ Woody (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 5

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/3/2005 8:45:37 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 974 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline W.T.CO.................Whitall Tatum Company, Millville, New Jersey (1901-1938). See below. W.T.& CO...........Whitall Tatum & Company, Millville, New Jersey (1857-1901). Cant say I seen that one before Cliffy... Nice find! Taz (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 6

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/3/2005 9:18:22 PM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline Thanks Taz, I am guessing the bottle was made 1880 or later from lettering. William was a real skeleton in the closet for the Rockefeller's. He stayed one step ahead of the law, changed his name and credentials several times and I guess finally was buried in an unmarked grave in the midwest. Probably was one of his Cancer Cure bottles or some other medicine he peddled. Sure would be fun to see one with its paper lable still intact. Interesting bottle in any case. Cliff < Message edited by Ye Olde Prospector -- 5/3/2005 10:45:12 PM > (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 7

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/4/2005 12:59:34 AM    Bottleman Posts: 864 Joined: 9/3/2004 From: Central Pennsylvania Status: offline Wow, very interesting bottle. I have never seen that one before. I have a blob top beer bottle here that says O. P. Rockefeller but has no relation to your bottle. Just thought I would show it though. ~~ Tom Attachment (1) (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 8

RE: ROCKEFELLER bottle - 5/4/2005 7:37:11 AM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline Hi Bottleman. I haven't seen that beer up this way, most we find are from MA in this area. Guess William Rockefeller was involved in about anything he could make a buck on. Travelled around to stay ahead of the law, lucky not to get tarred and feathered sometimes I guess. Never know, he peddled anything to make a buck. Cliff (in reply to Ye Olde Prospector) Post #: 9

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