Bottles For Sale

Bottles That Are In My Inventory For Sale

Below are a few old bottles and antique inks similar to those I have for sale here or at shows. All are antique bottles - nothing new. Most are 100+ years old. If you seek something that is not here, please ask. Shipping is by Priority Mail - I will establish costs when I know your zip code (with the rise in mailing costs, this is essential). Due to shipping difficulties/expenses, I have to limit sales on bottles to US only. Shipping is from Richmond, VA. A 7-day return policy applies if the bottle is not as described, as I am very careful about mentioning all problems. More pictures by request. If you have any questions or wish to order, please email me. I accept payment in PayPal or reluctantly by check or money order (click here to email me for my Paypal ID). If possible, please pay by PayPal as we have had problems with misdeliveries). Prices often get lower if I get tired of seeing the same bottles, so check the whole page from time to time. Also, I place new items at random over the whole page, not just the top.

There are now some group pictures of types too numerous to list individually. I currently have figurals (just two left now) at the bottom of this page. You can search the Names & Places page for embossed names on many others not pictured.

Recently I have had several people interested in a particular bottle who decided (apparently) that the cost was too high, primarily due to the shipping cost. I have tried to keep the cost of my bottles reasonable and the shipping I state is what the USPS charges (or sometimes less). Considering the PayPal fees, shipping materials and gas to the PO, what I charge is usually as low as I can go. Unless the USPS drops their fees (good luck!), this is the best I can do. Due to the often large disparity between bottles shipped to the west coast and the east coast, the prices listed below are for buyers east of the Mississippi. I will give the total cost for bottles sent west of the big river on receipt of your zip code. Shipping usually will be less for more than one bottle and places closer to Va. may be less than the listing. I hate to do this but blame the USPS. The postage rates have just gone up again but I will try to keep the older postings at the lower rate as long as I can. Please keep in mind that postage on a bottle will be between $10 and $15 on average, so if something is priced at $20 I'm really asking $10 or less for the bottle itself. Compare identical bottles that sold on Ebay & add in the shipping & I think that you will find my prices reasonable or better.

I just went through my listings & tried to be sure that my prices were the best I could do now. This means that a few prices were raised and a number were reduced. Check them all for a bargain!

We had a great show Saturday and a lot of these bottles are no longer available. I didn't have room for all those on this page on the tables but of those I took, a number sold. I'll update the list as fast as I can.

This page last updated on 10/6/2019.

Deep Cobalt Locomotive Candy Holder - I wasn't positive that this was a candy holder until just recently when I happened on a clear identical one with label & candy still inside. This is 5" long and 2" tall at its highest point. It is a the deepest of cobalt blue, very crisply formed, and quite detailed in heavy glass. It is engine #1028 if that means something to candy people. My camera doesn't handle cobalt blue very well and the above pix don't do it justice. Sold.

Two Very Nice St. Louis Blobs - Here are two blobs from St. Louis, MO, one uncommon and one pretty scarce. On the left is a medium aqua blob, 7.5" tall, with the embossing " C W. Schlieper / Soda Water / St. Louis Mo" It is a dug bottle and has some fine surface wear from being in the ground for 120+ years. No chips or dings and a very clear sand pontil (above, right). $46.00 postage included. The One on the right is rarer, also medium aqua and 7.5" tall. It is embossed, "Mineral Water / By / J. Petterson / St Louis Mo" The sand pontil is not as full as the other bottle but still obvious. This bottle is very clean, no problems that I can see, has strong embossing and several elongated bubbles. A very nice example. An example recently sold on eBay for almost $180.00 and I doubt that it was as nice as this one. I'm only asking $140.00 delivered to your door. If you want both I can probably do better for the pair.

2 New Jersey Blobs - Two of the blobs that I mentioned up above- On the left is unusual because it has 4 pointed top cathederal window shaped panels that read "L. Steinberger // 502 Pavonia Ave. // Jersey City // N. J." and a double width round top panel with a large intertwined "J" and "S" . There is a small "S" on the bottom. It is clean but has a sort of satiny finish inside It may have been in water as there are some wavy lines outside.Sold. On the right is a very clean sand-pontiled slug plate that reads "W. A. French & Co. / Red Banks / N. J." On the back is a slightly raised rectangular space like the mold could have handled another slug plate there. Very with one BB size bump from manufacture. $30.00 postpaid.

Bertin Brand Olive Oil With Shoulder Seal - I'm not sure when this was made, but I'm told, by the style and color it is likely late 1800's or early 1900's. It Is a medium to dark olive color, 7.5" tall with a 2" diameter base. It was blown into a 2-piece mold and has strong, slightly twisted side seams. It looks like the twists may have come about when the tooled lip was formed & the bottle a little too hot. The embossing on the seal reads: "Bertin Brand / Pure / Olive Oil". There is a small kick-up in the bottom. The bottle is clean with no chips or dings. A really nice bottle. $40.00 postage paid

Savannah Brewing Co. Beer, Savannah, GA. - An interesting beer from the deep south. It has an applied crown top, so it was hand blown form 1892 to about 1910, over 100 years ago. The slug plate reads "Savannah Brewing Co. / Savannah / GA." It is free of chips or dings but does have some light inside haze in a couple of places. It is starting to get some sun-colored purple and has a smooth pebbley texture to the surface on much of the bottle., perhaps from being in the ground. It has a pretty display. $30.00 with shipping

Scarce National Dope Company Hutch - This is one of the coolest sodas that ever came in a Hutchison bottle. It is embossed "National / Dope Co. / Birmingham, Ala." According to info provided by a friend the formula for Dope was developed by Jefferson Peek some time before 1905 when the trademark was registered by the Birmingham Bottling Works. The National Dope Company was incorporated in 1909 and the soda was sold under this name for only 2 years when the trademark was sold to the owner of Celery-Cola. I don't know the ingredients of Dope it certainly was an intriguing name. This particular bottle is taller than most Hutch's at 8" and is clean but with some inside stain. There is also some tiny pits on the outside from being in the ground. With that said I would still rate the display at 8.5 or better out of 10. This will make a nice conversation starter on your shelf. Now $65.00 with shipping included.

S. W. G. Co. Scranton, PA Soda. - If you read this page very often you know that I like oddball or unusual items. This 8" bottle is somewhere between an green-aqua and teal. It has strong embossing that reads, " S. W. G. Co. / Scranton / PA." The bottle was hand blown with a tooled crown-top closure. The neat thing is, between the first 2 letters and the last two is an embossed blob top bottle, an earlier style There is a large "S" inside a circle on the bottom. It is clean with lots of tiny bubbles. Sold.

Small embossed vase(?) - I admit that I'm not sure what this is, but it is both attractive & interesting. If it had ground glass inside the neck I would said that it was a cologne, but inside the neck is smooth. The scenes that go around the bottom are extremely detailed and are not etched as I first thought. It appears that the scenes are embossed in some manner but are very fine in detail to have been cut into a mold.. The scenes are a coach (with coachmen) pulled by a lone horse, stopping for a passenger, and a village with 2 people leaving the coach and walking towards a village with an inn (written on a sign on the building) in the foreground. All of this is raised out from the clear glass surface. Mint condition, it is 6" tall. I can't tell if this is old or more recent - your call for Sold..

L. Gahre / Bridgeton / N. J.. - Some blob sodas come in really great colors and this is one of them. It is a lovely medium teal color that really stands out. 7" tall, it is clean with a small amount of light contents stain. It does have a 1/4" flake on the side of the lip as shown in the middle pic. Since this on the side it does not greatly affect the display from the front. It is embossed, "L. Gahre / Bridgeton / N. J." on the front and a large outline "G" on the back. This would surely look nice on a window sill or backlit case. Because of the flake, I'm only asking $40.00 postpaid.

Davis & Miller Rare Pharmacists' Bottle - This bottle may have held a number of things, probably no one knows for sure. Davis & Miller was a pharmacy company in Baltimore, so they sold a large variety of products besides drugs. The shape of the bottle is like some "house" inks, but they also sold perfumes, so take your pick. The bottle is embossed "Davis & Miller" on the bottom edge of one roof and "Baltimore" on the opposite side in the same place. It is 2.25" square and 4.5" tall. It is crystal clear and free of any problems that I can see. It is #214 in the 4th edition of the Baltimore book and is listed as Rare. $60 postpaid

The Model Pharmacy / L. Freedman Ph. G. Mgr. - I'm not sure what THE Model Pharmacy is supposed to represent, whether it was the ideal business of its type or that the owner's name was Model. The slug plate is embossed, "The Model Pharmacy / 4th & / Wharton Sts. / L. Freedman Ph. G. Mgr." A google map search shows only one intersection of 4th and Wharton Streets in the country, and that is in Philadelphia. Since that is near where I found the bottle, I assume that is where the bottle is from. The bottle is clear, clean and 5.75" tall. Hand blown into a mold, ca. late 1800's or early 1900's. It has a small ping on the front near the base and is otherwise excellent. It will look great on your shelf! $20.00 including postage.

Pair of Unusual Whiskey Flasks - I picked these up at different places & times and have no clue as to who made them or the name of the product they held. That said, I think these are among my most favorite examples. What I like about them is the bold embossing: As you can see, there is a raised 5-point star inside a circle which is inside a diamond. The star, circle, and diamond all sit out distinctly from the surface of the bottle, not a simple outline that is the common style. Both are strap flasks, presumably whiskies, with the amber quart being 10" tall and the clear half pint being only 6" tall. Both are clean and free of any problems that I can see. I would like to keep both together and will part with the pair of them for Sold..

3 Neat Small Bottles - I have always liked little bottles as it seems like it would be pretty difficult to make a mold & hand blow tiny objects. The tallest of these is 3" tall and the smallest less than 2". On the left is a common "Liquid / Hair / Dye" except the 4th panel has the name "j. Cristadoro", which I have never seen. It has no problems but does have the colorful iridescence found on bottles dug after 100+ years in the ground. The middle bottle is embossed on one side, "W.F.H. O'Keefe MD / Alleghenyn PA" squeezed tightly together. It is clear w/no problems but does have some overall ground haze. The tiny one on the right is embossed "Ready / Miles / Mich." and I'm not sure what that means. It is perfect, pristine & starting to purple from the sun. Given the minimum postage of $6+ I am going to price these at $10.00 each with the purchase of any other bottle, or $25.00 for all 3, postpaid for the group price.

The Ultimate Guarantee: "No Relief No Pay" - This is a neat little medicine that made an iron promise. It is embossed, "Herb Medicine Co. // Lightning Hot Drops / No Relief No Pay // Springfield, OH" I assume it was a sore throat relief of some sort. It is clean but has a hint of contents stain. The neck is tilted a bit to one side. Nice bold embossing. Probably from the late 1800's. $25.00 postpaid

3 Different sodas - L-R: Pre-ABM, vertical oval slug plate that reads with strong embossing - Gideon Maheu / Bottler / Waterville / ME. Clear with a smokey gray tint & a hint of sun purpling, Clean but with a small amount of inside stain & some scattered pin pricks from being in the ground. $18.00;

ABM, round slug plate that reads, Crystal / Bottling Works / Milesburg, Pa. On the back is "This Bottle Not To Be Sold" and a large "C" on the bottom. Clear and clean but is a dug bottle with some fine abrasions from being the ground for probably 80-100 years. Sold.

ABM, round slug plate that reads, Chokalo Bros. Bottling Wks. / Registered / a large "P. C." / Wilkes-Barre, Pa. There are 10 curved bottom panels around the shoulder. In is a light blue-aqua in color, clean but with some fine abrasions, probably from being in the ground. $18.00

I'm trying to thin out my inventory so if you will take all 3 of these, you can have them for $40.00

Buena Toilet Preparations - A good many years ago a person's "toilet" was the things they did to make themselves presentable for the day, i.e., bathing, fixing their hair, etc. I'm guessing that this bottle's contents were something that assisted in that area. The bold, crisp embossing reads, "Jean Wallace Butler / Buena / Toilet Preparations / Chicago, Ill." I can't tell you much more than that Despite the color of the picture, the bottle is clear and clean with only some light contents stain in places to keep it from being perfect. $22.00 including postage

A Different Strap Flask - I have seen hundreds of strap flasks but I don't recall seeing the "Full Pint" written in script.. It is nice blue aqua, clean, has lots of bubbles with only a bit of surface wear in a couple of places. It will have a nice display. $22.00 postpaid

Dead Shot Vermifuge - I've seen a lot of the "Dead Shot For Bugs" but this is the only vermifuge that I have ever run across. It is 4+" tall, very clean and embossed " Dr. H. F. Perry's / Dead Shot Vermifuge" on opposite sides of the oval based bottle. Probably ca. 1870's-1880's . $22 postpaid

8-Sided John Graf Beer,"The Best What Gives", Milwaukee, WI – You have to love that trademark even if it kills all of the rule rules of grammar! It is 8-sided, dark amber, 8.25" tall and weighs more than a pound empty. There is embossing on every panel, "This Bottle Never Sold // Please Return // When Empty // To The Owner // Cor. 17th & Greenfield Ave // Trade / The Best What Gives / Mark // John Graf // Milwaukee, Wis." The embossing in the pic shows that someone has painted the writing to stand out better - only 3 panels have this & the paint will come off if desired. There is some high point wear, esp. at the bottom corners. The bale wire works but the intact stopper is stuck & I don't want to risk damaging the rubber gasket by removing it. The next owner can do that. It is great with light coming through it & will have a fantastic display. A really neat beer from the late 1800's.
Sold.

Dr. Hart's King Of Remedies For the Blood - I'm not much into collecting medicines but sometimes find one that is attractive enough that I am compelled to pick it up. This bottle is aqua, very clean, 8.5" tall with a tooled lip. The front embossing reads," Dr. Hart's King Of Remedies / For The Blood" and the sides "Southington, Conn." and Southington Medicine Co." All the embossing is bold (much better than the photo). There are two problems - small flakes on the top of the lip (pictured) where the cork was pried out and a longer flake on the side but away from the embossing. This is the scarcer of the 2 varieties and Knapp estimates it at $70-$90. This will display really well but because of the flakes I'm only asking Now $32.00 postpaid

Odd Morlee's Buchu Gin – The first thing you notice is the shape: the base is 2.75" square (with cut-off corners) and the height is 12". Sparkling clean with just a hint of inside contents stain. Great display. Handblown with a tapered tooled lip, late 1800's. No chips or dings. It will look great on your shelf! $25.00 postpaid

Cafeine / Houde Early Coffee Flavoring(?) - I don't really know much about this bottle and understand even less. It is a clear cylinder that has just a hint of amethyst from the sun. It is 5" tall and about 1.75" in diameter.It is pre-ABM & probaly late 1800's. It is embossed Cafeine in an arc at the top with intertwined 2 J's and an H in an oval in the middle and Houde in a reverse arc below. Houde is a town in France so maybe this is from there. Get this and let Google work at the research. I will send this to your doorstep for $18.00 ppd.

L. Pierre Valligny La Coutte -A- Coutte - At first I thought that La Coutte-A-Coutte was a town in NY state, but now I'm thinking that it is the name of the product, possibly a medicine. The embossing reads, L. Pierre Valligny / La Coutte-A-Coutte / New York. It is an attractive amber color with a small gradation of darkness with a lighter shade at the top, darker at the bottom (slightly exaggerated in the picture). It is 6" tall with a rectangular base and beveled corners. The screw threads low on the neck are typical of some medicines where a measuring cup formed the closure. It is clean but it obviously was a dug bottle, as fine scratches are in several places, from being in the ground. I don't know French but maybe you can find out more about this bottle. $20.00 postpaid

Birdsong, PA Soda - Pennsylvania has some of the neatest town name of any state around. Birdsong certainly is a pleasant sounding place to live. The bottle is ABM, ~7.75" tall and a medium aqua. It has embossing in a ring on the shoulder, "Birdsong Bottling Wks. / Birdsong, Pa.". There also is "Contents / 7 Fluid Ounces" on the back shoulder. The frond ring is around an emblem, 2 "B''s on the vertical arms of a larger "W". It has a fair amount of tiny pitting, probably from being in the ground a number of years. Just a neat item for the soda or state collector. $18.00 with shipping included.

Houpert & Worcester Hutch, Birmingham, AL - At almost 8" tall, this is about an inch taller than most Hutches. Since it has a slightly smaller diameter maybe it delivered the normal amount of soda and just appeared larger. The oval slug plate reads, "Houper / & / Worcester / Birmingham / Ala." with "This Bottle / Must Be Returned" below it. There is also a large "H & W" on the bottom. There some light contents stain and there is a little case wear but it will display nicely. Just a pretty Hutch from Alabama. Sold.

Save-The-Horse Spavin Cure - I've seen a number of Spavin cures from time to time but the this is the only one I have seen with such cool embossing..This reads,"Save-The Horse / Registered Trade Mark / Spavin Cure / Troy Chemical Co.. Binghamton, N.Y." The color is not that of the above picture but a light blue-aqua. The bottle is hand blown, 6.25" tall, has a nice neck twist and strong, crisp embossing. No problems that I can see. Sold.

Ink in a Beer Bottle - There were periods when ink manufacturers supplied their products in large quantities (up to 50 gallon barrels) and the the retailers were left to come up with the bottles to sell it in smaller quantities. This often led to a variety of ink containers (my favorite was a vinegar cruet). This is one such container, an amber beer bottle. The partial label reads "First Premium / School & Counting Room Ink / Prepared only by / The National Ink Co. / New York" A small piece of the back label indicates that it was a testimony to the worth of the ink. The bottle has a kickup and appears to have been pontiled, which would place it pre 1860's. These types of inks a scarce and often one of a kind. This is worth what I'm asking - $90.00 shipping included

National Dope Co. Hutch Soda - This isn't real rare but it is uncommon and always a lot of fun. This company existed for just a couple of years in Birmingham before being bought out by a competitor. Embossed in an oval shape is "National / Dope Co. / Birmingham, AL" It is a dug bottle from around 1900 and has a tiny ding on the base edge and a couple of rough spots from being in the ground. That said, it will still display well. This amusing and neat soda can be delivered to your home for $60.00

Crude & Unusual NY Strap Flask - I have often said that I like odd bottles & this one qualifies on several levels. It is a half pint strap-sided flask, aqua in color. The slug plate reads, "James Walsh / 627 / Amsterdam Ave' / Near / P 1st Street, N.Y." The embossing is crude with some letters weaker than the strong strike of the others (the weak ones include 'S' in the name, the '7' in the address and the 'N' & 'R' in 'Near'). There are tiny vent holes used to make the embossing bold typical of early bottles but they are in odd places and make the embossing look like it has extra periods. In front of '1st' is the letter 'P'. I don't know what that could mean. The bottom has a circular very off- center depression with a vent in the middle. The bottle has light abrasions on the back like it was a dug piece. An interesting little flask with lots to study and contemplate. Now $60.00 postpaid

John Deal soda from Baltimore - I bought this mainly for the name on it (See the page with bottle names & places). It is a clear crown top, ABM, with a slug plate that reads "John N. J. Deal / Trade Mark / Registered / Baltimore, MD" No chips or dings. Not rare but a nice, clean bottle $20.00 postpaid

John Magruder Ribbed Flask From Washington, DC - When you see a flask that is ribbed like this one, it usually means that it was blown in the Louisville, KY glassworks, but I'm not sure about this one. With the exception of the shown tombstone shaped embossed area, the entire bottle is covered with vertical ribs. The embossing reads, "John Magruder / 1417 New York Avenue / And / 112 Connecticut Avenue / Washington, D. C." It is crystal clear with no problems that I can see. It is pint sized, 8.5" tall. It is starting to turn purple from the sunlight. Sold.

Feigenspan P. O. N. (Pride of Newark) Beer - I didn't know what PON stood for until a fellow collector told me. This 9.5" tall, light aqua has an applied crown top closure which dates it between 1892 and about 1915. It is clean with no problems that I can see. The embossing reads, "Feigenspan / P O N (inside a shield) / Trade Mark / Newark, N. J." in bold letters. I’m asking $26.00 with shipping included.

12 Oz. Oyster Bottle - About a hundred years ago oysters were packaged in glass containers rather than tin cans. This nice, 7” tall example appears to be hand blown with a tooled lip, ca. turn-of-the-century. It is embossed, “American Oyster Co. / Providence, R.I.” on the front and “12 Oz. / Liquid” and overlapping “A”, “O” and “CO” on the back. A small “L. G. Co.” below the city may indicate that the Louisville Glass Co. made the bottle.It is very clean but has a small bb size fisheye on the lip. A very attractive bottle.
Selling at loss - $35.00 postpaid

F. Chevalier, Whiskey Merchant, San Francisco - It would appear that the Californians liked their whiskey in amber bottles, at least from my small sample. This one is a half pint, 6" tall with varying shades of amber, darkest in the middle. The embossing reads, 'The F. Chevalier Co. / Whiskey Merchants / San Francisco" on the front and "617 H" on the base. Tooled, applied lip, ca. late 1800's. There appears to have been a mold crack (but NOT in the bottle) as a straggley line runs between the 1st & 2nd lines. No problems that I can find. Another pretty bottle from the west coast. On sale $30.00

Great Amber Lawton Rye Whiskey From San Francisco, CA - This is a beautiful quart whiskey with some unusual features as well. It is embossed on 3 sides, “Lawton Rye // Roth & Co. / San Francisco // Guaranteed Full Quart”. On the 4th side is one of its odd features, a 1.75” circle with no function that I can see (you can see it in the photo). Another oddity are the internal screw threads for the stopper (not available). It is a large bottle, 10.5" tall , 4" wide and almost 2.5" deep. There are a few light abrasions from use but no chips or dings. There is a shallow burst bubble inside the lip from manufacture. I would rate it as a 9.5 or better on a scale of 10. A really nice whiskey from the west coast. See other CA bottles below. Now on sale $30.00 postage included.

Odiorne's Beer or Ale - This was a totally new bottle to me when I came across it a while back, but it seems it was called Odiorne's after the maker's family name, an old New England family. It is slowly turning purple from the sunlight and is 8.5" tall. The embossing reads, "Registered / Equal to Imported / Odiorne's / (overlapping letters) C, E, O, Co / Made in the U. S. A. / Portland, ME." It would seem they were competing with foreign imports. It is free of any damage but there seems to be some very light overall inside stain (visible only if held to a bright light). A nice old container for an adult beverage! Including postage, $24.00

3 Nice California Bottles (above & below)

San Francisco Glass Works Blob Top - The title pretty much says it all. It is a medium blue aqua blob top, 7” tall with a keyhole hinge mold bottom. The San Francisco Glass works was in operation with this type of bottle circa 1870. That is NOT a problem in the lip, just a slight indentation from manufacture, as best as I can determine. It has a few bubbles (one is below the “C” in the picture and no problems that I can see, probably a 9.5 or better on a 10 point scale. One with a crack sold a while back for $99 on ebay. Greatly reduced to $75.00, which includes shipping.

Friedenwald Whiskey From Baltimore - This is a pint size whiskey with lots of embossing. The bottle reads, J. H. Friedenwald & Co. / Family Wine/ And / Liquor / Emporium / 107 To 111 N. Eutaw St. / Balto. MD. Clean with no problems but a slightly uneven forming of the lip in manufacture. Light purple from the sun where the glass is dense. Reduced to $30.00 postpaid (below cost)

Open Pontil Dr. Jackson’s Rheumatic Liniment - The pictures don’t show how clean and whittled this little (5”) bottle really is. The embossing reads, “ Dr. Jackson’s / Rheumatic / Liniment / Philad.” Clean open pontil mark, very light inside haze, and about 60% of the flared lip is missing. A pretty bottle with only the lip reflecting the age of this 1820’s - 1850’s liniment. Sold..

Veronica Springs Mineral Water, Santa Barbara, CA The typical mineral water bottle 100 years ago was aqua and round - this is a lovely amber and square. It is embossed, “Veronica Mineral Water” around the shoulder. A ‘net search found a 1913 ad for the company in a Santa Barbara newspaper. The spring was located at the current intersection of Veronica Springs and Las Positas Rds. It is clean, a very nice shade of amber, 10.5” tall, with lots of bubbles. No chips or dings. Now reduced to $28.00 postpaid

Pair of Different Ayer's Medicnes - Here are 2 different sparkling clean medicines more than 100 years old. They both have a ring and collar lip, from the Ayer's Co. but are decidedly different. On the left is the smaller, 7" tall, and embossed “Ayer's" in a sunken arc panel with space below for a paper label. The other 3 sides are embossed in recessed panels, "Ague // Cure // Lowell. / Mass" The larger (8.5") is also embossed on recessed panels on all 4 sides, " Ayer's // Sarsaparilla // Compound Ext. // Lowell / Mass. U. S. A." The larger has the lightest of content stains in a couple places that you have to look for to find, but both are nearly as clean as the day they were made. I'm asking $18.00 for either one (shipping included) but if you take both I can do it for $30.00.

Beautiful Union Made Promo Flask - This may have been a standard production piece with a paper label on one side, but with the prominent placement of the embossing, I'm guessing that it was a promotional sample for the glassblowers union. The embossing reads, "Union Made / Trade / Mark (in a circle) / G. B. B. A. Of U. S. & C." I believe this abbreviation stands for "Glass Bottle Blowers Association of US & Canada". Perhaps there are union records somewhere that could shed light on this, but I'm making a reasonable guess. The glass maker's mark on the bottom is an "H" inside a small triangle. The bottle is a half pint, round shouldered flask in a great variable amber color. There is some light inside contents stain but no chips or dings. The shape of the bottle indicate it is probably made in the late 1800's $22.00 postpaid

Clauss Bros. Blob Beer From Elizabeth, NJ - Most blobs are fairly heavy but this bottle is HEAVY due to very thick glass. It must have been made to hold something under high pressure. It is 7" tall and a medium aqua. There are no problems and it is sparkling clean. The embossing simply reads "Claus Bros / Elizabeth / N.J." $40.00 shipping included

Two Doctors On The Same Bottle - This is only the second time that I have seen a bottle embossed with the names of two doctors. It is embossed, " Drs. W. P. & E. M. Kistler / 313 North 7th st. / Allentown, Pa.". It is 7" tall, sparkling clean and very nice. Hand blown into a mold with a tooled lip, it is a great example. $16.00 including postage

Territory of Hawaii Beer - This comes from before statehood was granted to Hawaii. It is a light blue-aqua and ABM. It is embossed, sideways, "Honolulu B. & M. Co., Ltd. / Honolulu, T. H.". In very small letters near the base is "I. P. C. Co. 10 5". I'm told that the Honolulu Brewing & Malting operated from 1900 until Prohibition in 1920. The bottle is clean with no cracks or dings, but a small amount of inside haze that keeps it from being perfect. $46.00 including shipping

Glovers Imperial Mange Remedy - According to my dictionary mange was a skin disease that affected animals but sometimes humans as well. I'm going to call this a veterinary bottle whatever its' use. It is a little less than 7" tall and is embossed, "Glovers Imperial / Mange Remedy // H. Clay Glover Co. // New York" on 3 sides and "6 1/2 FL. OZ." across the shoulder. It has great color as you can see. The only problem are a couple if pinhead size flakes on one side edge where it sat against a rock in the ground or a digger was careless with his probe.
A bargain at $18.00 postpaid

I printed out 2 copies of our 300+ page book INKS 150 Years of Bottles & Companies 2nd edition that are now available on a first come basis. I just printed two more, sold one and one is now available. The cost is $125.00 postpaid. See the Featured Inks page for more info.

Two examples From Bethlehem, PA

(Left) Golden Star Bottling Works - This was ABM made so it probably is less than 100 years old, but it is very clean and has an unusual design. The front has a large diamond with 5-pt star inside. Between the two on the sides of the diamond is written "Golden Star Bottling Works / Green & Turnauer". Below at the base is "Bethlehem, PA". and Contents 6 1/2 Fl. Oz." There are 8 panels around the shoulder & sides. Also there is a star on bottom There is a tiny flake on a base edge and a rough edge on one of the panel separators, but it will display almost as mint. Now $18.00 postpaid.

(Right) B. Flammer Hutch Soda - A standard Hutch with a tombstone slug plate that reads, "B. Flammer / Bethlehem / Pa." It is medium aqua, with bubbles & whittling. A tiny spot on the lip keeps this from being more than a 9.0. Ca. late 1800's.
Sold.

W.H. Cawley Blob From Sommerville, NJ - This blob has a lot of embossing packed into an oval slug plate. It is medium aqua and 7.5" tall. The slug plate reads, "The W.H. Cawley CO. / S.B.W. (Sommerville Bottling Works?) / Sommerville / N.J." (what looks like a flaw in "N.J." in the photo is actually a bubble in the glass behind the embossing. There is a large "C" on the base.. The bottle is clean with some high point wear and a number of small bubbles. The tiniest nip on the lip edge is the closest thing to a problem. An interesting little blob. $45.00 postpaid

The Model Pharmacy, Philadelphia - This is a clear 6" round shouldered drugstore bottle.
Inside the round slug plate it is embossed, " The Model Pharmacy / 4th & / Wharten Sts. / L. Freedman, Ph. G. Mgr". I checked and the only place where 4th St. & Wharten St. intersect now is in Philadelphia and since I got this near there, I am assuming this was the location of the drugstore 100+ years ago. It has some inside stain and one tiny flake off the front base. The picture makes it look like the embossing has problems but that is not the case. $20.00, postage included

Dr. True's Elixir - Worm Expeller and Family Laxative – Many medicines from the mid to late 1800's are similar but for their embossing, and this is where the fun begins. This fine product is embossed, "Dr. True's Elixir / Established 1851 / Dr. J. F. True & Co. Inc. / Auburn, ME // Worm Expeller // Family Laxative". You could take care of several problems at once with a few swigs. The bottle is a medium aqua, 5.75" tall with a rectangular base. It is clean and free of any problems other than a small spot of color that appears to be in the glass. A nice item for the collector of the unusual. $16.00

Figural bottles (below) - In the late 1800's a type of bottle was made that had the shape of many natural or man-made forms. I am putting all of our figural collection up for sale as individual bottles or as a larger group. Three in the top photo were probably colognes, the third from the left may have been a wine sample. These are fine examples of the bottle making craft. I can send a closeup picture of any of these if requested by email.

Recently Sold:
Cobalt locomotive candy holder
Zeller's Dairy half pint milk
Strap flask with a pewter screw cap
8.5" black glass wine
Screw-Fastened shoes - Framed trade card
T & W blob top - NYC soda
Purcell & Littlejohn - Leesburg, VA pharmacy
Staunton, VA Depot of the Globe Brewey, Balto.
Pig whiskey nip
Figural Roman goddess bust
Fitural man straddling a wine barrel
Devils Island Endurance Gin
Argenta Bottling Co. - Argenta, Arkansas soda
Prospect Brewing Co. - Philadelphia beer
Full 1/4 pint strap flask
Barrel shaped inkwell - Klein Mfg.. Ohio
Mignon BW - Galveston, TX soda
Cleveland Bottling Works - TN soda
John Smith ink or medicine
Va. Lithia Springs Chesterfield, VA
Blue J. A. Lomax Chicago blob
Amber quart Sanford master ink
Amber and teal quart Carter's master inks
Smaller of the 3 Tall Carter's Cathedral Inks
Hate Bros. - Richmond, Va. whiskey
Clauss Brothers White Beer - Elizabeth, NJ
Maurice Wolfram / Pharmacist - Brooklyn medicine

Laughlins Smith & Co., Wheeling, WV Druggists - This nice little medicine is 5.25" tall and sparkling clean. It is embossed "Wheeling, W.Va" on the right side panel, "Laughlins Smith & Co." on the center panel, and "Druggists" on the left side panel. Dates to the middle to late 1800's. No problems whatsoever that I can see. A lovely little bottle for its age. Selling at a loss for $26.00 postpaid

Far left and far right:
Contemplative Man - 7.25" tall, this man appears to be dressed in a colonial period coat with a tai-corn hat, and sitting on a crate. One hand is under his chin and he has hair below his shoulders. I don't know about this one - Sold.

Victorian Era Woman - This lady is dressed for the cold with an ankle-length dress, coat & hat and hands in a muffler. Lots of fine detail went into carving this mold. Sold.