CHATTOLANEE WATER

[capsoda]

Great story Steve. I agree with you on the water. I can't drink city water. Tastes like crap and gives me a headache.

 

[HawaiiGlass4me]

That's what I love about collecting old bottles. It's all the history behind it.

 

[zanes_antiques]

Great bottle and a great story to go along with it.I think I'll refill one of my coke bottles with some new coke lol j/k.

 

[cobaltbot]

Thanks guys......good one Zane[]

 

[Chattolanee]

RE: In search of Chattolanee Spring

This is my first post here, having just found the site. I live on Chattolanee hill, on part of the site of the old hotel, which promoted the water of the six area springs. The springs certainly are alive and well - all of the houses on the hill still get water from from the main spring, which you found. When we first moved here 10 years ago, I found 2 whole jugs with the Chattolanee insignia. I did no more bottle hunting until yesterday, when some gardening resulted in a cobalt blue bromo-seltzer bottle which struck my interest. Digging a bit, I found a number of bottles from the era of the hotel, including Rubifoam for Teeth, Chelf's Celery Caffeine, & Husband's Magnesia Calcine, as well as some that I've not been able to find any info on. I was so jazzed that I ended up digging by moonlight last night and was out again first thing this morning. My online quest for info led me to this site. I had no idea that such a forum existed!

 

[JOETHECROW]

RE: In search of Chattolanee Spring

WELCOME~...It's a great hobby/addiction, It's interesting where you find bottles and vr. hard to stop... Joe

 

[bevyn]

RE: In search of Chattolanee Spring

Awsome story and bottle dude! Now you just need a cork for that baby

 

[madman]

RE: In search of Chattolanee Spring

wow! great story great bottle! as well as chattolanees post lets see those garden dug bottles

 

[Chattolanee]

RE: In search of Chattolanee Spring

We'll try to clean and post pix tomorrow. As a complete newbie I know I'll have questions. For instance, one of my Chattolanee bottles has a lid. Does this make any real difference? I know that bottle is common, as I'm sure everything I've found so far is.

The bulk of what is turning up seems to be refuse from the hotel, in a swath from our yard down to one of the springs, concentrated at the bases of tree trunks. I'm wondering why the hotel guests had so many medicinal-looking bottles. They must have really been "vacationing."

Also, does anyone know anything about the Maryland Brewing Co? A symbol that looks like theirs has turned up on a wee bottle that has no other writing on it.

 

[Chattolanee]

RE: In search of Chattolanee Spring

A couple more i.d. questions, which I know I should wait to ask until I post pictures, but am too impatient.

I can't find info on one bottle marked:
Tregor's
E.R.B. Univeral Dandruff Relief and Hair Invigorator.
A germicide.
M.Tregor Sons
Baltimore, MD
Washington DC

Another is Walker-Gordon Laboratory Modified Milk. It is about 7 inches long, has a rounded bottom, and what looks to be increment markings on the back side. Could this be a baby bottle?

Another is marked Van Buskirk's Fragrant Sozodont for the Teeth and Breath.
Another is marked Holmes Fragrant Frostilla Elmira NY.

A dumb question - why do so many bottles have round bottoms? Did they rest in bases?
I won't get into the other mysteries without pictures. Anything look out of the ordinary? Any sources for any of these companies?

Thanks in advance