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    Maine Embossed Cure

    Hi Folks – One thing I did pick up at the Lowell show last weekend was a nice cure bottle from Bar Harbor, ME. I knew the outfit made this product but I’d never seen one of their bottles before. The company was the Morrison Medical Co. of Bar Harbor (1893-1896). The bottle is a...
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    Little Rhody Show - Sunday 11 Jan

    Hi Folks - Just a reminder that the Little Rhody Bottle Club Show is coming up. It's from 10-2 on Sunday, January 11 in South Attleboro, Mass. Here's the link for more details: http://www.littlerhodybottleclub.org/club/showflyer.html -Sam
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    Just a little Squirt from ME

    Hi Folks - Stopped in a 'tique shop the other day and picked up this Squirt bottle, the few I've seen here in Maine never had the bottlers name or else they were from out of state. This one though was made for the Squirt Bottling Co. of Portland (1946-48). - Sam
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    One Big Whiskey

    Hi All - I recently picked up this bottle and hoped somebody might be able to provide some additional info on it. It's a large whiskey display bottle, amber ABM with ground lip, two inches short of three feet tall and it weighs 16 pounds. It has ribbed sides and embossed on the shoulder...
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    Poison Demijohn ?

    Hi All – I recently picked up a demijohn and was hoping to get some info on it. It’s a BIM blue aqua smooth base with tapered lip, it stands 15 inches high. What makes this one a little different are the dots/bumps/dimples that are found around the body of the bottle, about 15 vertical...
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    Lowell, Mass Sunday 28 September

    Hi Folks - Just a heads up that the annual bottle show in Lowell, Mass is on Sunday, 28 Sept. Early buyers at 8 AM, regular admission at 9 AM, ends at 2 PM. 40 Old Ferry Rd in Lowell. For those of you that haven't been there before it's a pretty good show that should be worth the trip...
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    Show us your round bottoms!

    First off, I know I should call them round bases or ballast bottles but I couldn't resist the title. That being said, thought I'd post some pics of the round base sodas I have in my collection - I'd like to see what other bottles are out there of this type. I have six total, four with paper...
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    Little Rhody Show S. Attleboro, MA 13 Jan 08

    Little Rhody Bottle Show South Attleboro, MA 13 January 2008 10:00 AM till 2:00 PM - Early Admission at 9:00 AM http://www.littlerhodybottleclub.org/club/showflyer.html I'll be heading to this one as a first-timer, looking forward to a show to break up the winter doldrums...
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    Capture of the Silver Fox

    I've been looking for this bottle for several years - finally was able to purchase this from a friend who is selling off his collection. Silver Fox Ginger Ale from Rudman Beverage of Bangor, ME. This is only the second one of these I've seen in the last seven years. - Sam
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    Odd Squeeze ?

    I have a 1956 7 oz. ACL Squeeze bottle from Squeeze Bottling Works in Houlton, ME. The ACL colors are yellow and black. Is this color combo common? I thought Squeeze bottles were usually black and white ACL or maybe yellow and white (I have a 12 oz. green bottle from the same company in...
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    Where did it come from?

    Hi All - I'm trying to find where this bottle came from. It's a 7.5 inch light aqua blob with smooth base. The embossing reads ELM CITY/BOTTLING WORKS. This bottle was purchased by a friend of mine at a bottle show here in Maine several years ago. There was an Elm City Bottling Co...
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    Maine Bottlers and Their Bottles Book

    Hi All - I received a PM from someone here on the Forum about my 'Maine Bottlers and Their Bottles' book. My email didn't recognize the sender so it was put in my junk file. When I tried to open the message it just disappeared. Whoever you are, try emailing me direct at...
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    KO-KANE BOTTLE

    Hi All - I purchased a bottle collection recently that has been in storage for 30+ years. I found this little guy tucked in with several larger bottles. It is a 3.25 inch clear BIM bottle with a tooled lip and a recessed front panel that is embossed KO-KANE with Trade Mark underneath. No...
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    New Listings for Matt/Guntherhess

    Hey Matt – Here are some bottles you might want to include in the next edition of American Antique Medicine Bottles. Most I’ll try to send you are from Maine but there are a few others as well. If you need more info let me know. CLOVER MEDICINE CO. AUGUSTA MAINE TRADE MARK...
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    Maine Dose Cups- Looking for Info

    Hi Folks - I'm putting together a list of all the known dose cups from the state of Maine. I have 26 cups on the list so far but I'm sure there are more out there. If you have any in your collection I'd appreciate any info or pics you can share. I'm looking for: info printed on the cup...
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    Physician's Sample Bottle

    Hi All - Picked up this interesting little bottle the other day and wondered if anyone had any info on it. It's a clear, 6.75 inch, sloping collar with a kick-up base. Embossed on the shoulder is 'PHYSICIAN'S SAMPLE, CUSHING PROCESS CO.' in a sort of ribbon ring. I couldn't find anything...
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    Picked up a nice one

    Hi All - Stopped in at a local 'tique shop this past weekend and happened to see this bottle sitting all by its lonesome on a bottom shelf. It's a Scovill Blood & Liver Syrup from Cincinnati, Ohio. Tapered lip, four sunken panels, embossed on three sides and a nice shade of blue. I was...
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    Pernod Fils Absinthe Bottle

    Hi Folks - I have a 12 inch olive green Pernod Fils bottle that I thought I'd share with you. It is a turn mold with a laid on ring lip, a Pernod Fils shoulder seal, a 2.5 inch kick up base and two 2+ inch enclosed bubbles. According to this website...
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    Skoda's Uterine Fluid

    I picked up a nice little Maine med bottle the other day that you don't see very often - a 2.75 inch square amber Skoda's Uterine Fluid from the Skoda Discovery Co. of Belfast, Maine (1891-1899). Skoda's amber Sarsaparilla is pretty well known but I've only seen a few of this one. The...
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    Long-necked Castor Oil Bottle

    Hi Folks - I picked up this castor oil bottle recently and thought I'd share it with you. It's a 6 in. light aqua cylinder shaped bottle with a long narrow neck that takes up almost half of the bottle's length. It's a smooth base with paper label only and some content residue. It is from...

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