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Jaxpirate's items6 of 8"Maverick" Hutchinson Soda   J.M.B.  with picture of EagleBEAR LITHIA WATER NEAR ELKTON, VA  Early, Blob Top Variant??
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    Posted 7 years ago

    Jaxpirate
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    I bought this bottle in a local antique mall a couple of months ago. It has some damage, but it was priced "right". Embossing reads; "RETURN THIS BOTTLE TO E.G. BRUCE AND GET 5 CENTS". I know it contained Citrate Of Magnesia and is probably circa 1890s to 1905, but what I don't know is where was E.G. BRUCE located. I have done some research, but haven't been able to find him. Does anyone know what city/state Bruce was located in???? The newspaper ad is from 1890 and talks about some uses for citrate of magnesia.

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    Comments

    1. SpiritBear, 7 years ago
      Yeah, it makes you poop. LOL.
      I saw this one once before but didn't look into its history as I was just uploading the pictures for someone else.
    2. TRISHAX1, 5 years ago
      https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_748633/ Here is a thing that might help u. Good luck!

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