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Independent Brewing Co. of Pittsburgh??

Good morning, all! I had to check on this one first - the IBC of Pittsburgh was formed in 1905 by 15 small brewering companies in the greater Pgh area, and I think it was headquartered in New Kensington, PA. the IBC became the second largest brewing interest in the region, second only to...
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- Post #3
- Oct 13, 2007
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Piece of coal in bottle,but how?

it is the dried remnants of the liquid stove polish that was originally in the bottle, which was a coal tar paste. I have the same bottle and a "Black Cat" stove polish bottle, both about half full of coal 'nuggets' which were dug from the same dump, also in PA coal country (Johnstown area).
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- Post #7
- May 24, 2007
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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I have a bunch of stuff...

Betcha can't guess by my username where I'm from........ Lived in Pittsburgh for 20 years, wife grew up in Canonsburg and I grew up out near Johnstown. Wish I were back there - spent some time digging around several Pgh suburbs, wife pointed out several choice spots down her way, and I...
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- Post #11
- Apr 19, 2007
- Forum: Unexpected Discoveries
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Disney Character Jar

I think the last character is Horace Horsecollar, which definitely dates the bottle to somewhere in the 30s.
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- Post #11
- Jan 15, 2007
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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To Remove Or Not ?

What about the original contents of the bottle? Two examples: I have one bottle labeled "Crude Oil" from the May Drug Co. of Pittsburg PA (c. 1890-1910), paper label and cork still on, with some of the original contents still inside. I would think it is more interesting to have everything...
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- Post #7
- Jun 23, 2006
- Forum: Cleaning and Repairing
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The May Drug Co

First post - great board all! I started digging with my dad back in the 60s and 70s, and have collected a lot of bottles, but never knew what to do with them. Definitely lots to catch up on. As for the May Drug Company bottles - while Pittsburgh has been frequently misspelled over the...
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- Post #8
- Feb 22, 2006
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900