Kimbrough Drug Co.
Four embossed glass bottles photographed together. Select the image for a closer look.
A growing local reference
Collections
Bottles
Identify bottle shapes, embossing, closures, and local businesses as this catalog grows.
Barq’s
Bottles will be added here.
Unidentified
Bottles awaiting identification will be added here.
Shearwater Pottery
Visit the Shearwater Pottery website
A growing visual record of Shearwater marks, forms, glazes, and dated examples. To submit a piece not yet represented, send a front photo, an underside photo showing the mark, and the date you purchased it from Shearwater or any certificate or documentation received with it.
Glaze
Fish Mugs
Cup/Saucer
Monkey Puzzle mug
Mug (Brunson)
Mug (large)
Mug (medium)
Mug (extra large)
Woodpecker Mug
Fairy Tale Figurines
Examples will be added here.
Religious Figurines
Examples will be added here.
Sporting Figurines
Examples will be added here.
Oldfields Figurines
Examples will be added here.
Black Figurines
Pirate Figurines
Examples will be added here.
Canned Goods
Labels and packing information from Gulf Coast seafood cans. Select an image to view the full size.
Ocean Springs
OSpaco
Ocean Springs Packing Co.
Biloxi
Biloxi Miss Brand
Shrimp
Sea Blush Brand
Broken shrimp
American Beauty
Dry pack shrimp
Gulf’s Best
Shrimp
Victor Brand
Cove oysters
DeJean’s Brand
Shrimp
Silver Spray Brand
Shrimp
De-Lish Brand
Fancy shrimp
Victor Brand
Shrimp
Olivia Brand
Shrimp
Victor Brand
Oysters
Biloxi Brand
Large shrimp
Mavar Brand
Shrimp
Oyster Jars
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Ocean Springs
Ocean Springs
Oysters
Ocean Springs
Standard oysters
Biloxi
Cap’n Gollott
Select oysters
Seaway Brand
Standard oysters
Cap’n Gollott
Select oysters
Gollott’s Brand
Standard oysters
Suarez Brand
Standard oysters
Suarez Brand
Select oysters
Books
A growing shelf of books connected to Ocean Springs and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Select a cover for a closer look.
Ocean Springs
Joyce M. Shaw and Betty Hancock Shaw
Arcadia Publishing, 2012
ISBN 978-0-7385-9420-0
Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast
Judith A. Toups and Jerome A. Jackson
Illustrated by Dalton Shourds King
University Press of Mississippi, 1987
ISBN 978-0-87805-316-2
An Alphabet
Walter Anderson
Approaching the Magic Hour
Agnes Grinstead Anderson; edited by Patti Carr Black
University Press of Mississippi, 1995
ISBN 978-0-87805-803-7
Games
Ocean Springs games and local playthings. Select an image to view it full size.
Ocean Springsopoly
Game
Coins & Tokens
A growing collection of local coins, trade tokens, and related finds.