Stoneware collectors call them turkey droppings. It is from using salt to glaze the piece. They would toss salt into the kiln when the tempeature was at its highest point and the salt would crystalize and coat the piece of stoneware. However the salt would also coat the inside of the kiln as...
I know there are 2 versions at least of the syphon with Toronto, Edmonton and Ottawa. One is a paneled version. There is also Winnipeg and Edmonton syphon. And the other 5 variants of the syphon’s I have seen are Toronto and Ottawa.
After hearing there were Edmonton and Ottawa bottles other...
Here is a pair of Iowa druggist bottles. The bottle on the left is a J S Brubaker. City Drug Store. Vinton, Iowa and the bottle on the right is from Truax Pharmacy, Cedar Rapids
I know there are definitely seltzer/syphon bottles that say Edmonton on them. I have 2 different variations of them but I think there are 7 or 8 different that I have seen.
Pretty amazing all the different bottles JJ Mclaughlin had.