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[Plumbata]

Perhaps they made a single burner variety and also a larger ovate or double-burner stove which used a reservoir like the one posted? Considering how it was made (and the top being unfinished) I can't imagine that thing being used for much else aside from serving as a fuel reservoir of some sort or another.

 

[MichaelFla]

Yeah, the side image is spot-on. Maybe a later, smaller version or a change to the original design.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Jay,

Let us help you, sir, by identifying the embossing on the bottles when you post them please. The above is the Kananga Water, I presume. Same same on the idea of Florida Water..

I was unaware of the "spiritual cleaning" aspect of their use, prior to your inquiry.

"FLORIDA WATER
and
KANANGA WATER
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Florida Water is a 19th century formula for a commercially-prepared toilet water (see below for a definition of toilet water) that blends an array of floral essential oils in a water-alcohol base. The name refers to the fabled Fountain of Youth said to have been located in Florida.

A similar toilet water is Kananga Water, which is built upon a foundation of essential oil of Cananga odorata, also known as Ylang Ylang (which may be closer to its pronunciation in its native growth region of Indonesia and adjacent areas). Commercial kananga plantations were established in Jamaica in the 19th century by the British.

Both Florida Water and Kananga Water are widely used in rituals of home protection and spiritual cleaning, to scent bowls of water set out for the spirits of the dead, as a basis for making an ink-dyed scrying water, and for other ritual and cosmetic purposes among people of African-diaspora descent in the United States and the Caribbean. A third 19th century commercial perfume with magical associations is Hoyt's Cologne, which is used among African-American hoodoo practitioners to draw gambling luck." From.

"Classically rich, heady fragrance of tropical blossoms. A Caribbean favorite.

Perfect as an after shave and after-bath body splash.

Along with Florida Water and a few others, Kananga Water is much favored by practioners of VooDoo, Hoo-Doo and Santeria." From.

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The "Crary & Company" is a mustard, I believe.

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Here's a previous thread on Kendall's Spavin Cure.

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"BURDSALL'S

ARNICA LINIMENT

An Infallible Care for
Burns, Scalds, Sprains, Rheumatism, Gun Shot Wounds,
Pain In the Limbs and Back, Chilblains, etc.
A SINGLE APPLICATION
allays the pain from a bum or scald the instant it Is applied.
No family should be without it.
For Sale by all Druggists " From The Country Gentleman, 1865.

Don'tcha just love the crazing that overtakes some old crockery.

 

[Conch times]

Very interesting as usual surfaceone, thank you.

 

[Conch times]

This is all I have cleaned up right now.
Worcestershire sauce bottles.

The old pirate bud light, tons of these in the pile.

This one has that rainbow color thing going on for some reason, common bottle to the pile but the color is cool.

Anyone seen one like this before?

 

[Conch times]

You can't really tell here but this one is a light purple color, I like the bubbles in the top.

 

[ncbred]

Could the rectangular thing possibly have been a battery and held acid like some of the self winding clock jars?

 

[Conch times]

It's a sad day here in paradise, the trucks started hauling off our bottle gold mine today. If they keep there pace it will all be gone in about 10 days. although the great key west 2012 bottle dig is over I still have a gaggle of bottles to go through and clean up. I will post the ones I can't figure out, which will probably be most.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Jay,

Sorry to hear of the piles moving. Do you know their destination. Perhaps you'll have further opportunity to dig, now that they've been uprooted again.

Your last bubbly guy looks like an early machine made food bottle, that has started to turn in the sun. Pickled something or other, I should imagine. I like the bubbles.

This guy:

is very cool to my eyes. I'm thinking an ink from a fancy desk set. Would it have interlocked with something? I'm having a little trouble seeing all the details of it.

Are the Worcestershires all from Lea & Perrins, or other makers?

Am I seeing a "Taylor's French Cologne?" From where? Looks like a Hoyt's copy cat, from here in the cheap seats.

 

[Conch times]

Yea we are bummed to see the pile being removed but we still have some time this weekend to dig. Those three together are all lea & perrins bottles. The colone bottle says its from Atlanta Georgia.