Some old finds

[Joshr29]

I've been promising Surf I would post these for a while now. Nothing real special but I love them all. If you care to know what any of them say and they are unreadable let me know. All I have is my iPhone for pics. HH everyone!

 

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[Joshr29]

Sorry, on the iPhone the send and add pics button is way to close together for my fat fingers.

 

[Joshr29]

A couple more.

 

[grobb28]

Sorry, on the iPhone the send and add pics button is way to close together for my fat fingers.

Nice finds

 

[Bass]

Nice bottles

 

[surf]

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Hey Josh,

I always assume that the home audience is nearly as blind as I am, and transcribe the embossing, as long as I can read it.

I'm thinking the above says "A Texas" something, something, and it makes me wonder if it's A Texas Wonder?

A TEXAS WONDER​

I'm not reading bottles 5 or 6 either.I do like that Dr. McLean's Balm. I had to look up the Grasser-Brand Brewing Co. of Toledo. Is yours a Baltimore Loop?

Grasser and Brand

Bruce Mobley​

 

[Joshr29]

Hi Surf. The small one is A Texas Wonder. I'm not sure what you mean by Baltimore loop. Number five says Stella Vitae Star Of Life Thatcher Med Co Chattanooga Tenn. Number six just says Stella Vitae. Thanks for looking.

 

[surf]

Hey Josh,

A Baltimore Loop is the name given to one of William Painter's closure patents. If you can see / feel a ridge about halfway down the blob that would have supported a rubber gasket, that would indicate a looper.

Painter 09-29-1885

 

[Joshr29]

Wow. Thanks for the info Surf. I am still very much an amateur. It is actually a looper. Is that more rare by any chance? I really appreciate all the great info. You are usually the first person to respond to all these questions.

 

[surf]

Is that more rare by any chance?

Hey Josh,

Not more rare, really, but a good indiction of age. The Baltimore loop was one of the last stops, before the age of crown caps. If you click on the Bruce Mobley link above, you'll see that all the examples he has are loopers, save that first tooled crown.

"Bottle Seal or Baltimore Loop Seal Closure, circ: 1885-1905,
Invented by: William Painter,
American Patent: September 29, 1885, Number: 327,099,
This stopper enjoyed moderate success, but was more popular in some areas of than in others. It consisted of a disk, made of a flexible material, that was inserted into a thin groove in the lip of the bottle. It was replaced by Painter's more popular crown cork stopper." North American Soda & Beer Bottles - Beer Closures