Sample Water

[Blackglass]

Hello everyone, I haven't logged in and posted in a long while. I still collect quite avidly, I just took a break from this forum for reasons unknown to even me

Anyhow, I finally found something I think is good after months of nothing, I got this group:

Some pontiled puffs, a poison (Which I will be making a thread about in the poisons section), Cutler Bros. Balsam, an unfortunately damaged OP Harrison's Columbian Ink, and the item of interest here, a sample sized Lundborg's California Water.

I have a few questions, the first of which is does anyone know of any history on this company? I searched but I came up blank. My second question has to do with the lip on this thing. It is hand blown with an undoubtedly tooled finish, and it appears to accompany a miniature crown top. Am I correct in that they made a little tiny crown cap for this or is it a coincidence?

Best regards, I plan on being more active on this forum again and I think I'll finally make a monetary contribution to this excellent site sometime soon.

``Michael

*EDIT My goodness those pictures are HUGE. Sorry 'bout that.

 

[ACLbottles]

I've never seen a top like the one on that bottle, nice finds!

 

[MichaelFla]

From the looks of that top, I don't think it would actually hold a crown top. Nothing for the cap to wrap around to hold it in place. Just MHO, of course.

 

[epackage]

The Lundborg isn't a drinking water it's a toilet water/cologne/perfume, just like the 'Florida Water' bottles. Lundborg was a perfumer out of New York, Joe dug one similar in this post....

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-502798/mpage-3/key-lundborg/tm.htm

Great to have you back, nice finds...[]

 

[surfaceone]

Hey, Michael, welcome back & thanks for showing us a raft of small gems. The Lundborg's had some wonderful advertising. Nouveau de Luxe:

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I don't know about your Sharp & Dohme being a poison. but bet it probably does have a Kuhn number. The late John Odell has an excellent history of the firm: Sharpe Dohme Company.

 

[hemihampton]

Why the Pic so BIGGGGGGG?

 

[reach44]

ORIGINAL: hemihampton

Why the Pic so BIGGGGGGG?

Ahhhhh that's better. Nice gets.

 

[Blackglass]

Thanks for the input everyone! The shape had me thinking "Spring Water", but I suppose not.

 

[cannibalfromhannibal]

Here's a pic of a couple Lundborg varients....guess they made quite a few. Really nice finds, love the ink, even damaged! Jack