cannibalfromhannibal
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Been digging in a pontil era pit last couple days and yesterday pulled out of the bottom this Sarsaparilla I initially assumed was a Bull's from Louisville due to the "Louis" shard. They are pretty popular around here, so I was surprised when I cleaned it up and got to looking closer at it. I put on an exhaustive search and nearest I can match is the Dr. Meyers that potlidboy dug a few years ago in Eureka. Problem is, Meyers is from eastern Ny. Also, the embossing kinda adds up but the layout does not. Near as I can figure the embossing appears on the front panel, "Dan.......ion/Wil.......rry/Sar.......rilla" which translated as close as I am guessing is Dandelion/Wild Cherry/Sarsaparilla. One side panel has only ".......ERS" with no evidence of an apostrophe for the "S". I was thinking "Bitters" as I came across a "Sarsaparilla Bitters" somewhere in my searching. But Dr. Meyers fits better, especially after today I found the "Dr." shard but lost it in the muck. The other side panel has "Louis" which could be St. Louis or Louisville. Hard to tell as the shard isn't long enough in either direction but where my thumbnail is it appears a tiny edge to a letter about where a "T" might be for "St. Louis", so I am leaning more towards a St. Louis connection than Louisville. So far I can find no match. Anyone have any knowledge or ideas? My best thinking only congers up a copy cat to Meyers. Oh, it also has a gnarly pontil, but even that looks odd. It is open pontil but has also residue found on improved pontils.....go figure. Never seen that before either. Any thoughts appreciated. Still have a third of the pit to dig. Hoping against hope there is another one undamaged just waiting for me! Jack