Civil War Infantry button, Rubifoam bottle

[cmthunder]

Had the day off and went to my 1860 3 home site in Cecil Maryland once again.
Little snow on ground and some rain made for a muddy mess.
But well worth it when I pulled what I believe is a Civil War Infantry button. Only my second ever and neither at a Civil War site.
Also 1906 Indian head
1915 wheat and 1938 wheat
At end of the day I decided to walk this hill and see the Rubifoam Teeth bottle. E W Hoyt and Co Lowell Mass. This came out in 1889 I believe.

 

[against the wind]

Nice finds, wrong forum ,,,

 

[cmthunder]

Don’t know how to move

 

[vpnavy]

I moved ya from NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS over to TODAY'S FINDS! for more exposure.

 

[Red-Coat]

Cool bottle.

Rubifoam first appeared in 1887, the same year that Hoyt died and his partner, Freeman B. Shedd, bought out Hoyt’s share of the business. The first version of the bottle had the embossed details contained within an indented panel on the front. Your bottle, without that panel, is the second version which appeared around 1890. I would put it between c1890-early 1900s.

 

[pepperj]

Cool bottle.

Rubifoam first appeared in 1887, the same year that Hoyt died and his partner, Freeman B. Shedd, bought out Hoyt’s share of the business. The first version of the bottle had the embossed details contained within an indented panel on the front. Your bottle, without that panel, is the second version which appeared around 1890. I would put it between c1890-early 1900s.

Nice hunt getting the button and bottle, congrats. Just some more info on the bottle.


Hoyt began working at E. A. Staniels’ apothecary shop in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1851, at the age 13. When Staniels died in 1861, Hoyt took over the business. He developed his cologne at the shop but by 1877 the cologne business had grown so large that he sold the old shop to concentrate on the cologne business. His partner Freeman B. Shedd was the marketing wizard behind the product. Hoyt died in 1887, the same year Shedd brought out Hoyt’s “Rubifoam” tooth wash.” Rubifoam was described as "A Perfect Liquid Dentifrice. Cleanses, Preserves and Beautifies the teeth. Heals and hardens the gums. Leaves a refreshing coolness in the mouth. Imparts a delightful fragrance to the breath." Rubifoam cost twenty five cents a bottle and was described as being “deliciously flavored.” The company even put out a small publication promoting the prevention of tooth decay through the use of its product. It was much later, in 1901, that the idea that bacteria caused decay was accepted.”

 

[birdman]

That's a good day right there.

 

[Elvis]

Nice! I love to luck up and find nice glass.

 

[Calabash Digger]

very nice!