Empire State Mineral Waters, Late 19th C. Glass Bottle Impressed with Albany Capital Building unique kilim and was the subject of

and was the subject of a major fraud suit in the 1870s

which with some piecing together I've figured out were done by a Jerry Thayer Garvin of Nottingham

but which others would surely love you even more for seeing--and seeing these makes me love really this girl

I really can't imagine a clearer or truer feeling portrayal of familial closeness and connection and interdependence than in this drawing--everyone bundled together in and under one big blue cloak

Empire State Mineral Waters, Late 19th C. Glass Bottle Impressed with Albany Capital Building unique kilim and was the subject ofI like buying things of the place where I find them, and thought this c. late 19th c. Empire State Mineral Waters glass bottle, produced for Hennessy and Nolan of Albany, NY, was great looking, and beautifully specific, with the Albany capital building impressed (in relief) across its face, and again on its bottom with that rendering having a very hand drawn feel. I'm not usually much interested in old glass bottles, but I think this is really a cool