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Show "Bottle Books" About a century ago "bottle books" were made In the south of France. They were used to carry liquid refreshments re-freshments and were popular with Judges, lawyers and the learned folk generally. The legal profession was given to carrying Its authorities back and forth under the arm. Hence these bottle books, which were made of lustrous, lus-trous, decorated dirk blue faience, were In appearance not unlike tooled levant leather. The contents were wholly liquid or partly literary, with a liquid compartment. When the owner own-er felt the need of a nip lie opened his little book. Detroit News. |