Rare Open pontil Medicine embossed GENESSEE // LINIMENT, aqua, 5 1/2', rolled lip, about perfect, slightest inside haze spots, probably a New York medicine.

$140.00

Sparkling Mint ALBION / MARYLAND RYE / LAMDIN THOMPSON & CO./  BALTIMORE - reverse has original label (some wear on the label)  and original cork. clear, 6 1/4 round band applied tooled lip.  This bottle must have sat in the attic for many years. Circa 1900        $40.00

Dr D. Jayne & Sons literature. Four pages (one folded page actually) looks to be 1930s-. Literature from packaged medicine.

$10.00

$85.00

Amber smooth base medicine embossed, Clover Leaf/ RHEUMACIDE / C B monogram / BOBBIT CHEM CO. / BALTIMORE / MD, amber, cleaned to about mint, no chips or cracks, square collar, 7 1/2", $45.00

Rare Pontiled Druggist Circa 1845-1855. embossed in an arch ROSWELL VANBUSKIRK / DRUGGIST / NEWARK NJ, aqua, open pontil, mint.

$185.00  

Rare with label, BARRY'S // TRICOPHEROUS / FOR THE HAIR / NEW YORK, deep aqua, crude and whittled, open pontil, taper lip, 95% original label, discolored but readable.  Circa 1840-1855 

SOLD

Half Pint REGISTERED / FULL 1/2 PINT, slug plate whiskey, embossed in circle, JOS. GLUCK & SON / 466 / AMSTERDAM AVE / NEW YORK, light sun-colored amethyst, some light inside cloudiness, no chips or cracks, $85.00

DR. LINDENFELD'S / VEGETABLE // WORM / SYRUP, deep blue aqua, 5", square collar tooled lip with tiny lip flake, very light haze. The color of this unusual bottle makes it stand out. 

$36.00

$30.00

Dr. Pierce's Ladies Notebook Copyright 1903.  Nice Patent Medicine Cure related go-with

 $25.00

Houseman's Germ'n / Cough Drops // Prepared by / J. J. Davis, aqua, cylinder 5 7/8" thin flared lip, open pontil.  This bottle has been cleaned and may have a buffed out lip flake (this is the way I got it). Early and rare pontil medicine with embossing on both sides..

$165.00

Dr. Hedge's // Life Balsam, aqua, dried contents and 70% front and back labels. About 6" tall, I have not tried to clean this bottle.  It is mint without damage. Label on back is in German, bottle is from Springfield Ohio.

$45.00

PEQUOT MINERAL WATER With Embossed CANOE, big gutsy mineral water with original wire bale and  outstanding condition.

$115.00

Miniature label only indelible Ink, CARTER'S WASH PROOF INK on label -which covers all four sides, one side of the label has some staining, 1 1/4" aqua, tooled lip, with original cork.

$30.00

Embossed on one side Park's / Cough / Syrup. and on the other Free / Sample Approx. 3 1/8" tall-sparkling mint

$30.00

Emerald Green drug or chemical bottle circa 1865-1875 Embossed around the Shoulder JR NICHOLS & CO. // BOSTON. Crude bottle with some nice whittle to the glass. No chips or cracks smooth base. 

$65.00

Rare colored Louisville Druggist bottle. J.W. FOLWER / 2 ND & GREEN / LOUISVILLE, KY 2 5/8" X 15/16" Sq.

$150.00

Unusual 6" amber drug bottle embossed TROPHONINE (diagonally) // REED & CARNRICK N.Y. on smooth base mint condition.

$20.00

PATCHIN'S // MAGNETIC / OIL // CHICAGO, aqua, 5" tall, clean and mint.

$35.00

VELNO'S / MAGIC OIL, Aqua, open pontil base, rect. 4 1/4" tall, rolled lip, overall stain, no chips or cracks. circa 1840-1855. Needs a good cleaning.

$75.00

1840s Bear's Oil bottle. This variant has the words BEAR'S OIL, in very small letters with the word BEAR arched over the word OIL.  Nice item, has overall stain but no chips or cracks.  $105.00. 

Embossed Sample / Dr. Calvin's / Croup Tincture // J. W. Garney // Scranton Pa. Approx. 3 7/8" tall-slight haze small lip bruise on the top of the lip - no cracks

$30.00

Early blown cologne bottle - embossed yet!!  A. HAWLEY / PHILADA, aqua, with flared lip this 1840s bottle has a shield on the reverse.  pontil base.  the bottle was dug and has not been cleaned out thoroughly still has some dirt.  Bottle has staining - needs a good home and a cleaning.

 $120.00.

Very Rare miniature beer or soda bottle embossed W.D. FREEMAN // NEW YORK // CINCINNATI.  Bottle has been cleaned but retains some inside stain and has a minor imperfection on the lip. Glass is whittled. Circa 1880s.

$49.00

Second picture is for size comparison -purchase includes only the miniature soda.

$20.00

1860s medicine embossed on all four indented panels, Sabines // Root / & Herb / / Cathartic / Pills // New York, aqua, applied lip overall haze, rare miniature medicine of an early age.

$45.00

Clear ribbed whiskey embossed, HAYNER / WHISKEY / DISTILLERY / TROY OHIO // DESIGN PATENTED NOV. 30, 1897, clear, 11 1/2" tall, has part of the original seal, front label and partial back label. No cracks or chips.

$40.00

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Odd color yellowish topaz - THE MALTINE / MANUFACTURING CO / LIMITED -

$30.00

Antique Pharmacy Bottle embossed: PARK PHARMACY / J.E. MCCLURE (SCRIPT) WARREN, OHIO [MARKED W.T. & CO. on base] clear, 5 1/2" some inside stain but one tiny tiny lip flake, no cracks.

$13.00

Big Gutsy Blob Top Moxie Nerve Food bottle embossed, MOXIE / NERVE FOOD / LOWELL / MASS / PATENTED, aqua, 9 7/8" blob collar, absolutely beautiful no damage. Embossed X on the base.

$45.00

  Unembossed miniature cone ink. Very Rare. Clear, tooled lip, 1 1/4", perfect.

$25.00

Miniature labeled drug store bottle.  Crude lip.

 $25.00

Odd fruit jar closure.  Circa 1870s.  Gotta be rare in clear!! Base embossed Mrs. G.E. Haller Patd Feb. 25, 73.  This item is not even listed in the Red Book of Fruit Jars.  The only listing is for an aqua jar and aqua closure. Price

Reduced!! $50.00 

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1880s Extremely rare ( I have never another) miniature indelible cone ink embossed DANIEL'S / INDELIBLE, clear, ground lip with usual minor chipping, some inside stain or content stain, clear, not machine made.

SOLD

Sewing Machine Oil bottle lot.  Five different and some rare Sewing Machine Oil bottles.  Some stain and very minor chips, no cracks

$45.00

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Empire Spring Mineral Water Bottle. Nice.  Great color and super condition.

$95.00

Yellowish honey Amber, tooled lip 2 3/8", medicine embossed, DR CASSELL'S / FLESH FORMING & / STRENGTHENING / TABLETS,

$30.00
 

FREE SAMPLE LABEL ONLY MEDICINE with box, contents and front and back labels. Crane's Quinine Tar.

 $30.00

Another rare miniature ink, aqua, tooled lip, base embossed in circle, JOHN B. DAVIDS & CO. NY / INKS, open bubble on rim of the base and two lip nicks.

$45.00

1920s patent medicine label and contents: machine made bottle embossed on  reverse: Great Seal / The Styron Begg's Co. / Newark, Ohio, clear screw top with original box $15.00

Great Blood and Rheumatism Cure - This is nicely embossed cure is from Minnesota.  The bottle is in good condition with no chips or crack.  Price reduced & Free shipping 

$40.00

 Rare DEEP teal colored pharmacy embossed THE MAYELL & HOPP CO / CLEVELAND tooled lip, smooth base, perfect, 2 5/8" X 15/16" Sq.
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 $85.00

Unusual and rare1880s  Indian bottle-

Dr. Sagamore's Wanego, aqua, good sized bottle at 8 1/2" tall.  Some inside staining but no chips or cracks.

$35.00

Teal wine or beer, blob top quart in a most odd color.  I have seen hundreds of these in olive green but never one this color.  Bottle has scratching and stain.

$18.00

3 1/2 x 2 1/2" Cardboard box with four clear unembossed bottles with contents, from Fry Art company.

$18.00

Here's an interesting item from the Pan American Expo of 1901.  the unusual shaped, aqua, 1 7/8", tooled lip bottle, embossed JORDAN / WATER // PAN AM / 1901 was originally filled with water from the Jordan River. Nice religious item.

$49.00

4 3/8 x 2 1/2" cardboard box containing six clear tooled lip 1880-1890s bottles with labels and contents each bottle embossed FRY ART CO. / NEW YORK

$40.00

1880-1900s Beautiful deep teal colored smelling salts bottle with ground glass stopper. Embossed MANTHO / COLOGNE / SMELLING / SALTS, bottle has ground lip, stopper is not stuck...bottle originally had a metal screw on cap which fitted over the stopper and neck.

$45.00

Classic Picture Hutchinson Soda embossed  JUMBO BOTTLING WORKS / (in arch)) [embossed elephant] / TRADE MARK / CINCINNATI. O., aqua, cleaned casewear, one inside stain spot, no chips or cracks.

$75.00

HYGEA with embossed lady rare color, some of the rust around blob from the bale, Ohio bottle.

$150.00

Circa 1906 Unopened 2 1/8 x 21/8" cardboard box for Vaupel's Uric Acid Remedy, sounds like pills inside, from Warren, Ohio some staining on box.

$10.00

Pontil Hair Dye bottle with gothic look embossed Rothe / Boston // No. 2, aqua, rolled lip, open pontil base, not a common bottle and very attractive despite the overall stain.

$75.00

1880s smooth base miniature medicine embossed on the narrow sides, G. W. Scott's // Standard Cathartic, clear, tooled mouth, slight haze, no damage, cute little bottle.

$40.00

CANADIAN / BOOSTER / HAIR TONIC / AND / DANDRUFF CURE / WINSOR ONT. Rare Canadian cure bottle somewhat heavy stain but a tough bottle to find.

 $55.00

Warner's Safe Cure company's Advertising Dominoes.  Wooden box with removable lid, each domino has an ad on it for a different Warner's product. Good condition.

$110.00

circa 1858 Dr. H. James 19 Grand St.  Jersey City NJ. This bottle contained Extract of Cannabis

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Crudely embossed on all four sides - open pontil, MCLEANS' // VOLCANIC // OIL // LINIMENT, aqua, 3 7/8", dullness and content stain, some residue, nice early medicine.

$49.00

Very Rare San Francisco Citrate of Magnesia, aqua, embossed J. G. Steele & Co / San Francisco, circa 1870-1880

$200.00

 MINI POTTY

"YOU NEVER HAD IT SO SOFT"

$40.00

 Solon Palmer  Deep teal blue green 5 7/8" embossed around shoulder.  Fancy ribbed shoulder with delicate body shape,  beautifully colored cologne bottle   Excellent condition.

 $60.00 . 

Mrs. Gervaise Graham's / Beauty Doctor / Chicago & San Francisco // Mrs. Graham's Preparations / Are / Pure & Harmless, Amber, some inside contents and dirt, some stain areas, no chips or cracks. Bottle is about 5" tall circa 1890s. 

$30.00

CIRCA 1890-1900 LABEL ONLY KIBLER'S ALL ROUND OIL GUN OIL AND A THOUSAND OTHER USES

$35.00

Herman's / Vegetable / Catarrh Cure, clear, stain, 2 1/2" tall. Scarce cure could easily be tumbled clean.

$39.00

Rare Medicine embossed MINGAY'S / MAGIC  RELIEF, aqua, tooled square collar, 4 1/2", very slight haze in places but no chips or cracks.

$39.00

1890s, Amber tooled lip, smooth base, about 4" Pharmacy, overall haze and light stain, embossed, WORTHINGTON'S / PHARMACY / (Monogram Picture) / 170 W. FOURTH  ST. / CINCINNATI

SOLD

 CRAB ORCHARD WATER COMPANY (in arch) embossed crab apple and leaves, LOUISVILLE, KY / U.S.A., amber, oval prescription style, tooled flared lip, overall stain. flat base flake 3/8" on backside of base (it does not show when the bottle is upright)

$20.00

1870s DR. J. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS (L &W) ON SMOOTH BASE, DUG, STAIN BUT NO CHIPS OR CRACKS.

SOLD

This rare medicine was for restoring lost manhood. This large bottle is embossed on the front THE / GREATEST / MEDICINE / IN THE / WORLD -on both sides VIGORENE, aqua, stands 9 1/4" tall, and is clean and sparkling mint. An awesome bottle.

sold

Crude and bubbly extremely rare cylindrical medicine, aqua, 7" tall, crudely applied lip embossed on the shoulder

 INHALE / DR. TOWNSEND'S / OXYGENATED AIR,

Sparkling Mint - Ever Seen one? Is this the famous Dr. Townsend?

$180.00

 Sealed package of Ayer's Cathartic Pills, totally unopened.  the package should contain a circular and an embossed bottle of Ayer's Pills, but since it is not open I do not know the age.  This one is in absolutely pristine shape.

$55.00

 Genuine/ Crude Oil / Products and has various details of the derrick embossed.  Early turn of the century hair bottle.  Clear, cork top, 6 1/2", ABM with full labels and contents.  Bottle is a figural of an oil derrick.  The Label identifies the product as Bowen's (The genuine Crude Oil) Hair Grower. The bottle is embossed A Rare Bottle!!

 $75.00

Cary's Cough / Cure Syrup Rare hard to find cure, , aqua, about perfect, open bubble,

$45.00  

Two mini bottles both  one embossed X Bazin / Philada (1860s) and the other Kay's / Coaguline (1870-80) both clean and no chips or cracks.

SOLD

Unusual Patent medicine embossed in a circle Z MO , FOR PAIN, aqua, tooled double collar, 4 1/2", rectangular, very clean no chips or cracks.

$$30.00

rare, rare RARE Minnesota Patent Medicine, embossed SECURITY REMEDY CO. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN // RHEUMATIC LINIMENT 25 CTS //  RHEUMATIC LINIMENT 25 CTS on the two sides, aqua, clean, clean CLEAN bottle, not damage of any kind.

 $80.00

Interesting and rare medicine for venereal diseases. Aqua, tooled double collar, 8 5/8" (heavy bottle) Embossed ELMER'S // GREAT FRENCH REMEDY // PROVIDENCE RI U.S.A. / GOE. W. ELMORE & CO. / MANUFACTURERS

$80.00

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 BICYCLE / OIL // MADE IN U.S.A., clear, tooled lip, some inside stain, small lip flakes and 1/8" bruise on back shoulder. Extremely rare, very hard to find item in any condition. 

SOLD

 "DeWitt's Laxative Fruity Syrup A combination of Syrup of Figs with Pepsin Senna and other effective ingredients......"7"  bottle appears to be clear or very pale aqua bottle is perfect. Label only medicine early ABM cork top with contents and original cork.  Label is 100% some staining. 

$28.00

Here's a Canadian Patent Medicine embossed, NERVILINE / PREPARED BY / THE CATARRH OZONE CO. / KINGSTON ONT., in indented panel, aqua, 5 1/4", square tooled collar with dropped neck ring, sparkling mint,

$40.00

Here's a R. V. Pierce bottle I have never seen before embossed, in indent front panel, DR. PIERCE// R. V. PIERCE. M. D. // ELECTRO- / MAGNETINE // BUFFALO. N.Y., aqua, tooled double collar, some inside stain and rust, some of which will clean out with a good washing. Here's a rare Pierce bottle!!

SOLD

 E. DORT / SOLE PROP. / BUFFALO / N. Y. / U. S. A. / MACIERZYNSKI SLAWNY BALSAM  picture of a bottle on a table possible woman?(inside oval). Clear with a slight amethyst tint, tooled lip, 3 3/4", embossed. Bottle is perfect.

SOLD

Pontil bottle lot.  Dug but no chips or cracks all are crude. Some light haze and stain but overall good condition. Rectangular medicine is very crude and misshapen at the base.

$50.00

Unusual and very rare ink.  Listed in Covill's Inks #713.  I'd call it the hot dog ink.  5 1/4" inches long.  Try to find another.  Clean specimen, excellent condition. 

$40.00

Payne's Pulmonol

Coughs Bronchitis, clear 188-1910 medicine with unusual embossing. Nice and clean.

$40.00

 U.S. HorseRadish / Saginaw Mich, 6 1/4", Unusual, some stain, a small lip bruise and 1/4" hard to see crack in lower back corner on base.

 $18.00

Ideal Dandruff Cure.  Embossed F.W. Fitch // Ideal / Dandruff Cure Co., clear, 6", excellent condition, tiny tiny pinhead flake on lip.

SOLD

Dr. Paker's / Sure Cure for Headache / Manfd by / Dr. Parker's Sons Co. / Batavia, NY, clear with slight purple tint, some inside stain no chips or cracks.  Nice cure

$45.00

1860s Hilton's Insoluble Cement, aqua, rolled lip about perfect, just missed being pontiled.

$35.00

Dr. Kennedy's // Rheumatic / Resolvent / Roxbury, Mass., aqua, 8", taper top with original cork and cork pull.  65% Label (in poor condition)  Inside Content Stain.  Nice. 

$40.00

Deep cobalt, machine made mini ink. I don't know much about this one. The bottle stands 2" tall and is 1 1/4" across the base. This cutie is about perfect. 

$28.00

Henderson's // Wild Cherry / Beverage // New York, aqua, 4 1/4 inch probably syrup bottle for making a beverage.  Unusual  excellent condition.

SOLD

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Odd Bixby ink?  Aqua  only 2 5/8" tall, some light haze and scratching. Embossed BiXby on the base. 

$15.00

1880-1910 Blob top beer in amber glass embossed in slug plate on the front, The Minck Brewing Co. Richmond, Ind.  Bottle has overall stain and some scratching but no chips or cracks. 

$18.00