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won't stand up - 1/24/2011 7:30:42 PM    d12016466   Posts: 111 Joined: 1/4/2011 Status: offline A friend of mine made me some holders for my torpedo bottles. I think it's a great way of displaying them. Plus I have a round bottom bottle embossed "Genuine Belfast Ginger Ale, C D Dows & Co Boston" - can't seem to find any information on this bottle. Dave Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: won't stand up - 1/24/2011 7:32:12 PM    d12016466   Posts: 111 Joined: 1/4/2011 Status: offline c.d.dows bottle Attachment (1) (in reply to d12016466) Post #: 2

RE: won't stand up - 1/24/2011 7:39:04 PM    d12016466   Posts: 111 Joined: 1/4/2011 Status: offline whoops meant to put this in display forum hey I'm new at this! (in reply to d12016466) Post #: 3

RE: won't stand up - 1/24/2011 8:16:06 PM    peejrey   Posts: 1596 Joined: 7/4/2010 From: Hickman TN Status: offline THAT'S A GOOD IDEA!!!! i have 8 round bottoms that don't look too great laying flat on the bottom shelf....... _____________________________ ___Preston J. Reyome___ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Collector of Tennessee Bottle and Labeled Medicines (in reply to d12016466) Post #: 4

RE: won't stand up - 1/25/2011 12:00:08 AM    surfaceone Posts: 7118 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey Dave, Great torpedo hanger! Do tell yer friend, "thanks" from me. Gustavus Davis Dows was quite a guy. "GUSTAVUS DAVIS DOWS^, son of Joseph (171), was b. Oct. 26, 1828, in Billerica, Mass., and d. Feb. 15, 1886, in Boston, Mass. With a limited knowledge of the drug-business he went from Lowell about 1858 and opened a drug-store on Washington st., Boston, where push and enter- prise soon built up a prosperous business. At this time the demand for summer drinks was supplied mainly by lemonade and fermented hop beers. Carbonated drinks dispensed in a crude way were beginning to find favor. While in Lowell he experimented, aided by his brother Amos W., and put together the first combination of syrup-cans, coolers, ice-cutter, and cream- can ever used in this country. This was patented Dec. 10, 1861, and be- came so popular that he could not supply the demand for them. The first fountain under this patent was used at the store of his brother Amos W., 213 Central st., Lowell, Mass. G. D. Dows was the first to introduce into Europe soda-water drawn from marble fountains. He traveled for several years through France, Belgium, and Germany, advertising his business. While in Europe he learned the secret of making carbonated ginger ale, and was the first to bottle this favorite beverage in the United States. His success induced him to start business in England, and he established the firm of Dows, Clark & Van Winkle in London. For his products he received at various times in Europe and America over twenty medals at exhibitions. For some reason the business in Boston and London diminished, and other misfortunes crept in to discourage him. The five-story structure in Bos- ton in which was his drug-store, said to be the finest in the country at the time, was destroyed by an explosion in May, 1875, and the building with all its fittings was a mass of ruins. Soon after this misfortune a severe cough and bronchial difficulty settled upon him and finally ended his life. Probably no man struggled harder with fate and fortune than G. D. Dows. He was kind and generous to a fault, exemplary in his private life and habits, and his hopeful spirit helped him through the many reverses of fortune he sustained. Gustavus Davis Dows m. Dec. 31, 1854, in Lowell, Mass., Mary Jane, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Brown) Ballard. She was b. June 23, 1834, in Litchfield, Me., and now res. 43 Concord square, Boston... From. "1860 Gustavus D Dows of Lowell, Massachusetts introduced the use of the ornate marble soda fountain. 1861 Ginger Ale was first bottled in the United States by Dows of Boston, Massachusetts." From. (in reply to d12016466) Post #: 5

RE: won't stand up - 1/25/2011 8:29:25 PM    d12016466   Posts: 111 Joined: 1/4/2011 Status: offline Thanks for the info surfaceone, very interesting history, It's funny I found the bottle in Eastport, Maine. How common is that bottle? thanks Dave (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 6

RE: won't stand up - 1/27/2011 7:49:37 PM    chosi Posts: 106 Joined: 2/25/2008 From: Northern Virginia Status: offline I'd love to have one of these torpedo holders if it had some back-lighting. I guess one way is to make it very narrow, so you can hang it on the top of a window with the bottles hanging down. _____________________________ - Chosi ( See my website at www.chosi.org ) (in reply to d12016466) Post #: 7

RE: won't stand up - 1/28/2011 12:19:02 PM    glass man Posts: 7732 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline GROOVY!! JAMIE _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! IF YOU NEED A BLESSING OR A SONG THAT WILL PICK YOU UP PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS SONG FROM"VAN THE MAN"MORRISON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4R2YXv_AE (in reply to chosi) Post #: 8

RE: won't stand up - 3/2/2011 8:55:43 PM    dmagave   Posts: 90 Joined: 2/24/2008 Status: offline AHA!!! Broom and rake holders! i've been kickin ideas around and my wine rack type idea seemed a little time consuming.this may be the ticket.thanks (in reply to glass man) Post #: 9

RE: won't stand up - 3/2/2011 10:35:37 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4136 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: offline That's cool... The dows is common but desirable, if I remember right in the 60 dollar range... _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to dmagave) Post #: 10

RE: won't stand up - 4/3/2011 7:23:11 PM    Stardust Posts: 3653 Joined: 10/5/2007 From: Boston, MA ~ ; ) Status: offline Dave, Those are really great displays and by the way welcome to the forum. Stardust ~ _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9vBsIQ2_Ic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okKWzl3jCrM *´¨) ¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·' * Stardust.·´ (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 11

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