larkin soap co. buffalo

[batfish]

Hi,

I found an interesting little bottle (about 2" high) with the following, barely legible, embossing:

Larkin Soap Co. Buffalo

The glass is extremely thick. It is clear, sqare, and unfortunetely, the top is broken off at the neck.

My Zumwalt's book has a blurb on Larkin - but not much info. Anyone have any info on this company and the vintage of their bottles?

Thanks!

 

[ladyp3797]

Hi Batfish,

This might help a litte:

http://www.bottlebooks.com/larkin.htm

http://ah.bfn.org/h/larkin/

Lady P

 

[batfish]

Thanks Ladyp!

The first page has my bottle. I lifted it's pic from the page and attached it to this message. Look how subtle the embossing is - it's really hard to read.

Looks like a lost a little more off the top than I expected! I'm missing the neck and stopper...

 

[Maine Digger]

Hi Batfish, LadyP has given you a good direction to go, the web site is great; Larkin has quite a history, they started with a few products and expanded into hundreds, and then puff! Whoops, you were answering while I was posting, regarding the missing top, I often find them loose, and try them on various bottles I dug with them missing, you'd be suprised how many fit![]

 

[batfish]

Larkin is interesting - I'll finish reading the page after I put my kids to bed. Almost sounds like Amway or something!

More good news from that page - the page says that the bottle pictured (the same one I found) was dug from an 1890s privy. I found this Larkin bottle with the Whiskey flask I posted about just before this. OddDump thinks the flask might be late 1800s, too.

These bottles came from a new cache I found in my 20s-30s dump. I had previously found one other old bottle in this dump - a blob top Schlitz - and was wondering where it came from - it was mixed in with a bunch of 30s shards.

Now I think I know - it rolled down the ravine! Looks like the top of the ravine has the good stuff! I think there is still more where these came from. I'll probably be back out Friday!

 

[David E]

Hi, says here brieflyl1909 to 1920 Larkin bottles manufactured by the company owned Greenburg Glass Co in Greenburg PA.
Advertisements show the firm John D Larkin Soap, in 1875.
They also sold Pottery,furniture,clothing,paint and even some food products.
Liquidated most in 1942.

Dave

 

[ladyp3797]

Ahhh the investigation of the history of your treasure...that's what has me hooked. Old or new, the discovery process is addicting! [] LP

 

[Oldtimer]

Here's my Larkin soap with stopper. I dug it myself. Also pictured are my "Ozomulsion", and my ABM Poison. I dug the poison, bought the Ozomulsion.

 

[Oldtimer]

Another pic of the three..