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foxfirerodandgun

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Are the Moroline jars with the threaded tops older, or newer, than the ones which have the four raised bumps around the top lip? - Here are a couple newer additions. Nothing uncommon I think.

1) Groves Chill Tonic.
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2) Chesebrough Mfg. Co.
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3) Moroline
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4) Chamberlain (Plain front & back)
Bottle Madde In USA on other side.
Not sure what came in this one though.
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Thanks - James
 
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CanadianBottles

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The Chamberlain is Chamberlaine's Cough Remedy. The older ones were more fully embossed. I've never heard of Moroline before, but I imagine that the one with the bumps is probably older. I don't know why they would switch in the opposite direction.
 

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Thanks. As I understand it, Moroline was a type of petroleum jelly that was introduced as a competitor to Vaseline. - James
 

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A lot of the 30's bottles had the "raised bumps" closure. The metal cap had inclined tabs that tightened on the bumps when turned. I dug a dump that was mostly a 30's dump. Many of the bottles had similiar type closures. I think the screw top Morolines are newer. Just my thoughts. Buster
 

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