New Bottles! 3/15

[RIBottleguy]

One of the most elusive Rumford bottles

A scarce amber beer Francis Gavin Pawtucket, RI

An unusual Providence blob. The initial were for John H. Scheminyer, a German immigrant

A scarce Narragansett Brewing Co. bottle

 

[epackage]

Nice finds, which Rumford is the toughy??

 

[miztx]

This bottle -- "An unusual Providence blob" -- I have an aqua bottle with the same stopper, no markings except for 1167 on the bottom and a small paper label with 1892 handwritten on it. I know nothing about it as I inherited it. Any ideas?
Mary

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Mary,

"... the Lightning closure, was invented in the 1870s and is still in use today. Closures can also often assist in determining what type of bottle one has, i.e., what the bottle was most likely used for if (e.g., liquor, soda) it is not otherwise obvious." From.

"Lightning Closure, circ: 1875-1910,
Invented by: Charles De Quillfeldt, assigned to Karl Hutter,
American Patent: January 5, 1875, Number: 158,406,
American Patent Reissued: June 5, 1877, Reissue Number: 7,722,
This stopper revolutionized beer bottling and was an almost instant success for Karl Hutter who acquired the patent rights and popularized this stopper when it was reissued in 1877. In 1878, Henry Putnam also acquired and interest in this stopper and in 1882 adapted it for use on fruit jars. There were many imitators of this patent over the years, but they all worked on the same principle of leveraging a rubber disk into the lip of the bottle to make a seal. This closure was occasionally used on soda and mineral water bottles and most often on quart sized bottles.

Thanks to Tod.

 

[splante]

very nice finds

 

[miztx]

Thanks, surfaceone. Appreciate the info. Mary