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    Hello from Frederick MD

    Welcome from northern VA. I collect bottles and more from my home state. Let me know what you're interests are and hopefully can make a trade sometime.
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    Looking for Cumberland MD bottles

    I'll keep an eye open for any of these surfacing in northern Virginia. I collect VA beer bottles, cans, signs so let me know if you have anything to trade/sell.
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    Hello from Newportnews, Va.

    Would echo UncleBruce that pretty much anything Peter Stumpf is collectible. He was an agent for Anheuser Busch, then founded the Richmond Brewing Co that turned into Home Brewing that made Richbrau beer both pre pro and up until the 1960's. Most bottles I have are not that valuable (although do...
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    Hello from Newportnews, Va.

    Sorry, here's the link: Newport News Architectural Survey
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    Hello from Newportnews, Va.

    So can't find the NN brewing history link, but you might like the site below better. It is a 1990 architectural survey of NN from 1600's through 1900's. Dry material, but regarding brewing it mentions outside operations that set up branches like Pabst, Hoster, National and Robert Portner as well...
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    Hello from Newportnews, Va.

    Welcome from another Virginia board newbie (Northern VA). As the name implies, I collect all sorts of brewery advertising and beer containers from the Old Dominion state. Surprisingly lots of stuff out there including a few bits from your town in the late 1800's. Did much more digging/dumping in...
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    Please help...

    Looks like the type of chemicals you would find in a science or pharmaceutical research laboratory. But embe is right the labels do look Latin rather than English or German, etc. Mallinckrodt is still around today as a supplier, although may have been bought out a few times.
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    Five for Friday!

    Newbie here. Joined last month and love the site. My 5 for Friday VA beers: Old Virginia, Roanoke; Atlantic Beer, Norfolk; pre-pro R. Portner, Alexandria; and 2 from when NY's Jacob Ruppert ran a brewery in Norfolk, VA. Some found, some purchased, all loved! beers: Old Virginia, Roanoke...

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