Re: Flea Market Find

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (ron kathren)]

Jeff-  

Many companies sold patent medicines and spring waters, some of which did
not contain the claimed radium or other radioactivity.  I am not familiar
with the Great Radium Spring Water Company but you may want to try Ed Lanza,
or Marv Rosenstein.  Also, if you want to sell one of the bottrles, let me know.

Ron Kathren

>I was recently at a flea market and bought a couple of bottles imprinted
>with  "Great Radium Spring Water Co, Inc - Pittsfield, MA."  Does anyone
>know  anything about the company (Did they actually use radium in their
>product or did they just have an interesting company name)?  Thanks in
>advance!
>
>Jeff Mason
>Indiana Univ Medical Center
>JMASON@WPO.IUPUI.EDU
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