Harrisburg’s antique bottles offer glimpse of city’s history | Column

If you want a peek at Harrisburg’s past, look at the bottles that were sold there.

That’s what local historian Richard K. Hartman does in a new book, “Antique Bottles of Harrisburg, PA: A Window on the Past.”

The book, available at the Historical Society of Dauphin County, examines the variety of bottles — beer, liquor, wine, mineral water, soda, medicine and dairy — that were sold in Harrisburg from about 1850 to 1950…

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