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> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:50:16 -0700
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: HINDS bottle
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Thanks, George.
>
> The notation "SCA" by archaeologists here in the West means sun-colored
> amethyst: it was clarified by manganese. Yes, amateurish, I know, but it's
> short-hand out of the several Western states' historic sites manuals, I'm
> afraid. To my reasoning, my particular bottle pre-dates 1915. The Owens
> mark on the bottle post-dates it to 1904. I was hoping some information from
> the listserve would help me narrow it down.
>
> Cathy
>
>
>
> Catherine Holder Spude, PhD
> 7 Avenida Vista Grande #145
> Santa Fe, NM 87508
> 505-466-1476 home
> 505-913-1326 cell
>
> "Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you are standing outside the
> fire," Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Miller
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 5:29 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: HINDS bottle
>
> Cathy,
>
> I have a Whitall Tatum Co. drawing of the bottle. The front panel reads:
> HINES / HONEY / AND / ALMOND / CREAM / A.S. HINDS CO. / BLOOMFIELD / N.J.
> U.S.A. The base reads A.S.HINDS CO. along with the triangle WT mark. It
> has a continuous thread finish. A note on the drawing reads "Dimensions
> show proposed changes - other dimensions same as W.T. dwg. no. G3831-E"
> The base of the drawing reads LEHN & FINK, IND, NEW YORK / 4 1/2 OZ. FANCY
> OBLONG/ PROPOSED CHANGES. Date Jan. 23 - 1928. WHITALL TATUM CO. /
> MILLVILLE, N.J. DRAWING No. SK. 208
>
> Question, what color are your referring to as "SCA"? Not everyone will be
> familiar with your coding.
>
> Peace,
> George L. Miller
>
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Cathy Spude <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know anything about a bottle marked:
> >
> > HINDS
> > HONEY
> > AND
> > ALMOND
> > CREAM
> > A.S. HINDS CO.
> > BLOOMFIELD N.J. U.S.A.
> >
> >
> > It’s an apothecary, with a screw finish, a light SCA glass type, and Owens
> > mark on the base. The base repeats the mark:
> >
> > A. S. HINDS CO.
> > 10 V MADE IN U.S.A.
> >
> > Catherine Holder Spude, PhD
> > 7 Avenida Vista Grande #145
> > Santa Fe, NM 87508
> > 505-466-1476 home
> > 505-913-1326 cell
> >
> > "Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you are standing outside the
> > fire," Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks.
> >
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