epgorge
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Does the bottle have a sealed top (lead or wax?) corkscrew ring?
Lobey,
The cork is almost flush with the top of the bottle and appears to have had a paper seal, as there is remant of something in the grain of the corkl
The stamp with it was a 5/8 cent stamp from the 1896 series. It is postmarked March 26, 1900. I assume that is when it was shipped. I am to understand Dana Carpenter made his own remedies right in Middletown Springs. I will get a picture of the old pharmacy store for you as it is still standing today. It is about 7 miles from me and I will take my camera the next time I go that way.
Another interesting point I found out about the Grays and Clark Middletown Springs bottle, is it was bottled at the Gray Foundry in Poultney, Vermont. The bottles were produced in Stoddard, the water came from Middletown Springs, but Gray was a diverse businessman (horses, machinery, health springs) and had his work force available in Poultney, seven miles away.
Joel