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Bottle (Photo Plate): Jay Bee Liquid Bluing
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A Three Rivers customer bottle documented only in Smith's photo plates, not his price list: Jay Bee Liquid Bluing (laundry bluing), photographed on p. 51 of Texas Glass (Charles Arnott photo, second row: Reed, Big Chief, Blackburn Bros., Austin Bottling Works, Jay Bee Liquid Bluing, Ideal, Edwards, HP). Both wiki witnesses of the book carry the caption verbatim. One of exactly two photo-plate-only customers found in the 2026-07-26 caption-by-caption mining.
Next action: None — watch for a physical specimen or a Jay Bee company attribution (maker/city unknown).
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Why Track This
One of two customers Smith photographed but did not price-list — evidence his own catalog undercounts, and a non-beverage product line (laundry bluing) otherwise absent from the roster.
Current State
Photo-caption attestation only (Smith 1989 p. 51, both witnesses agree). No company, city, or physical specimen identified.
Next Action
None active. A physical specimen or a period “Jay Bee” bluing company attribution would firm this up.