AB of RI - New Finds 8

I've had a number of you ask me, "When are you going to update the New Finds page?" My response? "When I have something to update!" I haven't been very active in my search for RI bottles over the past few months so there was really nothing to report. Not even any action on Ebay to mention! Fortunately we had our show on January 14th and a few things surfaced that will grace this page. So, come. Take my hand and we shall prance through the Valley of the New Finds..........

Oh, and by the way. YOU could contribute to this page, too! If you find something not listed in the book, please email the information to me at dandrews@littlerhodybottleclub.com so I can add it here and to the book.

The first contestant up is a little number that I found at the Little Rhody Bottle Club show on January 14th. Actually my bottle buddy Dave Stamp found it and at first he was more excited than I was. It's an aqua CPC (Cross Pen Company) ink which at first glance appeared to be no big deal since we see quite a few of them around here. It wasn't until I held the bottle that I knew something was different. For starters, it was heavier than normal, the glass being much thicker than any other example I'd seen. Then it became apparent that it was also taller than the normal CPC inks that are found. The known examples all measure about 2-7/8" tall while this one measured in at 3-1/2". The base diameter is a hair over 2-3/4" while the regular examples are 2-1/2" across.

This is an interesting development regarding the inks from this company. Ink Bottles And Inkwells by William Covill, Jr. lists three different CPC bottles, two different masters (both extremely rare) and the regular size "desk" ink. There is no mention of an oversized desk ink so I wonder just how uncommon this new example is.

If anyone out there is saying, "Oh, he's nuts. I've had mine for years.", I would appreciate hearing from you. I'd like to know just how many of these are known.

Behind Door Number 2 we have a clear, thin, oval flask embossed M. LENAHAN & CO. / FAMILY WINE STORE / 707 WESTMINSTER ST. / PROVIDENCE, / R.I. in a slugplate on the front and GUARANTEED / FULL PINT in a separate slugplate below the front shoulder. It stands approximately 8 3/4" tall and has a footed base which doesn't do much for the stability of the bottle in the standing position. This bottle was previously reported in two different versions, both of which were half pints and neither having a footed base.

I'll bet there weren't too many of these pints that survived taking into consideration that they're not able to stand up very well without support.

I got a call from Pam and Art a month ago and they told me they had found a broken medicine not listed in the book. It is embossed with a mortar & pestle in the top left hand corner of a rectangular slugplate and GEO. T. DANA & CO. / REGISTERED PHARMACIST / PAWTUCKET, R.I. to the right. The shape is oval and comes in a very light apple green although the photo here makes the bottle look clear. There are only a few shards to go by and the neck is missing so the height is unknown. If anyone out there has a complete example, please email me with any additional information you have regarding this bottle.

And speaking of Pam and Art, they scored an impressive find at the show. When I first saw it I thought, "Oh, yeah. I have this one." but then I read the embossing. Now I'm jealous.

But you'll have to wait 'til next time. Until then, "Hi Ho Silver! Away!"