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    A lil' pinch

    [attachment=image.jpeg Nice pinch bottle pictured with jug from same company in Evansville,In
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    Good Luck Cent token

    This token ties two companies together in turn of the century Evansville,In, F W Cook Brewing & Jacob Mayer(soda & mineral water) partner to Andrew Christ( Christ & Mayer) . Jacob Mayers Pavilion must have been quite the hot spot .[attachment=image(AC).jpeg]
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    Sun-Drop Lemonade

    [attachment=image.jpg] Sun-Drop Lemonade bottled by Star Bottling Works Evansville IND.
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    F.W. COOK &Co ale

    Definitely an unexpected find at local flea market.Memphis Tennessee [<font]black glass ale with a Indiana heritage. Yes it has a large chunk out of the finish but I know only of one other example. Nice seedy bubble green appearance.[attachment=IMG_1300.JPG] [attachment=IMG_1297.JPG]...
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    Graham Fire Finished Bottles

    Hello All, Pictured is a Graham Glass Co thermometer with the slogan "Fire Finished Bottles", a process which they submitted in 1923 and was given patent in 1927. This being unusual as most of their adverts touted "Blown Upside Down".[attachment=IMG_1260.JPG] [attachment=IMG_1261.JPG]...
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    J Nichtern & CO

    Hello All, A not often seen and maybe unlisted on North American Sodas & Beers.J Nichtern & Co ,Evansville,IND, THIS BOTTLE NEVER SOLD,A&D. H.C. J. Nichtern listed in 1868 city directory as soda & mineral water manufacturer. In need of a good tumble pictured here with a John...
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    MF seal

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    2 Evansville Cokes

    Hello All, My first slug plate and a script. The slug plate has weak embossing and some stain but should clean up nice. The script is different from other examples I own, the " to be returned" is below "Coca-Cola" and "ROOT" on the bottom instead of Coca-Cola. The new addition appears on the...
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    Another from the Mayor

    Hello All, Thomas C Bridwell became the mayor of Evansville Indiana 1880, prior to that he was a successful druggist having his own business T.C.Bridwell & Co in the 1860's and then partnering with Remus Glover(Bridwell & Glover)in the 1870's at the same address of the Corner of Main & 3rd...
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    Christ & Mayer variant

    Hello All, Newly acquired variant of Christ & Mayer Evansville IND . If not from a different glass factory it is definitely a different mold than my other examples. The others are made by D.O.C., this one not marked and it is taller with a longer neck and a none tapering base. What attracted...
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    Blown Upside Down

    after a lengthy search I finally found a Graham Glass Co. made bottle with their Blown Upside Down logo on the bottom. another interesting feature is the type of beverage embossed on bottom, in this case it was a Cola bottled by John Forthoffer Mt Vernon,IN. [attachment=IMG_1153.JPG]...
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    Sam Kwaske error

    Embossed Sam Kwashe, should have bee Kwaske. His company was The Independent Bottling Co, filed for bankruptcy in 1915 according to American Bottler volume 35
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    The Beater

    Hello All, This one has been around the block a time or two and looks it but you would too if you were over three hundred years old. A form I needed for my English wine bottle timeline I'm happy to aquire it although it took a bite out of my bottle budget. [attachment=image(VT).jpg]...
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    Mountain Valley Bottling Co

    Hello All, Just got[attachment=image.jpg] home from a Appalachian Trail hike to find a package had arrived containing a Mountain Valley Bottling Co Evansville,Ind seltzer pictured with two hutches from same firm. Tim
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    Early onion

    Hello All, I received in the post this week a circa. 1700 English Onion form. Still retaining the short neck and slightly tapering sides of the transitional Shaft and Globe but having a string rim with a beveled appearance that is associated forms produced later. At approximately 5.25"...
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    Chamfer edge utility

    Hello All, Purchased at Indianapolis bottle show this last weekend. Dug in Zanesville,OH an early chamfer edge utility with a jagged pontil scar. Over all iridescence. Worth the risk to tumble?[attachment=photo_1 (9).JPG] [attachment=photo_2 (9).JPG] [attachment=photo_3 (6).JPG]
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    Small utility

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    Local stuff

    Hutch variant, John Karsch & Sons,A.&D.H. C. Diamond Joe 5cent cigar sign(H Fendrich) they claimed to be the largest cigar factory in the world Otto Durre wines & whiskey jug [attachment=image.jpg]
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    Druggist with a story

    Hello All, Upon researching this W L Johnston,Druggist,Evansville,IND I discovered W L was William Levi Johnston who was the husband of Annie Fellows Johnston who authored a number of popular books in the 1800's, in particular the Little Colonel series. Here are some related links. The...
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    The Holy Hand Grenade of Suriname

    ..well maybe not. Dug in the 1950's in Suriname with bottles dating to the 1700's what I describe as cobalt blue and so far a mystery to what its purpose was. Perfume?,Poison?,Holy Water? Whatever it is I'm happy to welcome it to the collection[attachment=cb1.JPG] [attachment=cb2.JPG]...

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