My first privy dig!

[Wheelah23]

Both sides have a fancy embossed monogram thing.

 

[Wheelah23]

That's it. For my first privy dig, I don't think I did too bad!

 

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ORIGINAL: Wheelah23

This was the best bottle of the dig for me! My first bottle from Bloomfield, which is literally my backyard, although I live in Glen Ridge. GR seceded from Bloomfield in 1895, but I can't be sure if this bottle is before or after. "JOHN P. SCHERFF/ PHARMACIST/ BLOOMFIELD N.J."

from 1901....

 

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More Scherff stuff...

http://books.google.com/books?id=rRygAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=%22SCHERFF%22+bloomfield&source=bl&ots=lD2RtAR4wb&sig=kZvi9QUz28G5gXxYDvM6DTd8oow&hl=en&ei=KCSmTsPHHcXz0gHb98S2Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCwQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22SCHERFF%22%20bloomfield&f=false

 

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A pic of his store....


http://books.google.com/books?id=7X8jGa05bBQC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=%22scherff%22+bloomfield&source=bl&ots=mg0D69YEZv&sig=fH-OfQ-HR4gkbkx9XXuJ20nIoJ0&hl=en&ei=wiWmTom1Hub50gGg0tmyDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22scherff%22%20bloomfield&f=false

 

[Wheelah23]

Here's a cool thing.

 

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Pic's of Scheuer and Scherff's buildings...

http://bloomfieldhistory.org/bloomfieldcenterpics.aspx

 

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Your bottle might actually be in that pic, great photo Connor...

 

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Connor sorry for all my butting in here, I know how much you enjoy the research yourself and I overstepped my bounds. I just like the local history as well, congrats again buddy....Jim[:-]

 

[Wheelah23]

I don't mind the research at all! Every little bit adds to the historical significance of my bottles in my head, so post away! Maybe you could work your magic on the Iroquois bottles... *Hint hint* []