Robby Raccoon
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No, not the kind that plagues some bears. [] ???????????????•??•??????????? But, seriously: I went to my first flea market and picked up two bottles (1964 Canada Dry Club Soda and a tooled bottle that loses the seam about an inch below the interesting lip (sinks down some to a not-very-deep ledge. As you can see in the photos, the tooled bottle has a shield with monogram AS and a Latin quote with a meaning that I don't understand: Nec Pluribus Impar. Although there is conflicting information, Adolph Spiehler either started his own business in 1876 or took over from his father (who begun, apparently, in 1867) in 1889. The issue is that there was a son of the son with the same name. One was born in 1867 (son,) and one (papa) was born in 1838 but died in 1909 without mentioning that the second son took over even though the business continued till 1922(?) I have not seen this identical medicine-style bottle up online; but due to the amount of time they had and the number of products, there should be many variations. (Click each blue word not connected by a blue line to see them.) They were located in Rochester, N. Y.
^General overview of bottle. ^
^Monogrammed shield and Latin quote. ^ Base is unembossed. Bottle has a light amount of white spotting but is pretty clear and free of damage other than a couple light, hardly-noticeable scratches on the back.