A large, round, pale green, glass bottle with no lid or stopper. One side of the bottle reads : LAWRENCE BEVERAGE CO. - METHUEN, MASS. - SPRING TONIC - CONTENTS 1 PINT 10 FL OZ. The other side of the bottle reads : REGISTERED - THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD. In very small letters , around the opening of the bottle it reads : CA - 31. There are no markings on the bottom. Lawrence Beverage is listed in the city directory of Methuen in 1930. It was located at 80 Cambridge Street , Methuen and the proprietors were Enrico Consoli and Salvatore Privitira . The listing reads that they sell spring and distilled water and soft drinks of all kinds. The donor of this item is David Burke of Lawrence, MA.
notes: Note: The accession number on this item was 1994.125.26 - B. Since there was no 1994.125. 262, I gave that number to this item. There is an item 1994.125. 26 -A that will become 1994.125.026.
used: Container for Lawrence Beverage Company tonic
publication notes: Lothrop's Methuen, Mass. Directory 1930.