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A group of old American‘bottles 
The American eagle and shield, various Masonic emblems, 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
a cornucopia filled with fruit, and vases of flowers, were also ‘‘Lowell.” 
used. I have seen a curious old American bottle in the 
form of a violin, with 
the glass colored the 
soft yellows and browns 
of that instrument. 
One of the oldest and 
most historic is the rail- 
road bottle, made in 
1825. Our first railroad 
was a primitive affair of 
wooden rail and horse 
power, yet its memory 
survives in these quaint 
glass souvenirs. The 
one pictured in the illus- 
tration’ iS) (Of a. rich 
brown color, and has 
in relief on one side a 
horse drawing a loaded 
car along a wooden rail. 
Above are the words 
‘Success to the Rail- 
road.” On the reverse 
is the American eagle 
and stars, all in relief. 
The story of the ‘‘Suc- 
cess” thus naively pre- 
dicted, and since made 
real in our twentieth 
century rolling palaces of speed and luxury, would be an 
Arabian night’s entertainment to the originator of this quaint 
design. Another railroad bottle has the word ‘“‘Railroad”’ 
Two book bottles ; the large one holds three quarts, the small one, one pint 
January, 1909 
Two examples of New England book bottles 
in relief above the horse and wagon, while below is the word 
The bottle bearing the head of General Lafayette on one 
side and of De Witt 
Clinton on the other 
commemorates the open- 
ing of the Erie Canal in 
1825, at which cere- 
mony the French Gen- 
eral was present. 
The famous “Log- 
cabin” and Hivamgd 
Cider” campaign of 
1840 is responsible for 
bottles in the form of a 
log cabin. These have 
a door and windows in- 
dicated upon them, and 
upon the sloping roof 
the date “1840” ap- 
pears. The chimney 
serves for the mouth of 
the bottle. 
Our war with Mex- 
ico in 1846-47 gave 
occasion for special de- 
signs in bottles. The 
head of Zachary Taylor, 
with the words “Gen- 
eral Taylor never sur- 
renders,” appears upon 
some; while others bear the bust of Capt. Braxton Bragg, 
with General Taylor’s famous command to him, “A little 
more grape, Captain Bragg,” in raised letters above the head. 
Bennington cow cream jug 
Bennington dogs 
