RIBottleguy
Well-Known Member
Last week a friend of mine in the Little Rhody Bottle Club bought a collection of about 150 RI milk bottles. He listed all of them on ebay, and as I was scrolling through the list, I saw one that gave me a mini heart-attack. I know, most people have a historical flask, colored pontiled medicine, or some other amazing bottle at the top of their list, but this milk was at the top of mine! I first learned about it when digging half a mile from my house. A broken shard read "Bottled by Lindenwood Dairy for E.E. Kenyon, I.G.A. Store West Kingston, RI. This is the only bottle from West Kingston, which is my hometown. It also happens to be the rarest local milk around. Lindenwood Dairy was located in Usquepaugh, a small mill village just west of West Kingston. Their milks are uncommon, but I have a few I dug and bought. I only knew of one other E.E. Kenyon that existed, and it was not for sale, despite an offer of $300 from another collector. After I got over my initial shock, I called the seller, who pulled the listing and made a private deal with me. I was very happy with the price, but the satisfaction of finally owning this bottle was priceless!