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. 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. In order to make it easier for you to tell what you are actually paying for a bottle, I am returning to a "Price + shipping" listing. If you ask about an item, include your zipcode & I will reply with the total price for that item. Shipping usually will be less for more than one bottle. Please keep in mind that postage on a bottle will be between $10 and $15 on average (the minimum is now more than $8.00). Compare identical bottles that sold on Ebay & add in the shipping & I think that you will find my prices reasonable or better.

If you live in the vicinity of Richmond, VA I may be able to save you some money & myself some packaging by meeting somewhere convenient for the sale. If this is feasible for you let me know what you want and I will quote you a "local delivery" price.

In case you are concerned about such things - almost all my bottles have been tumbled to get them looking close to their original condition. Just a polishing powder is my main cleaning agent.

I am adding more goodies often. I put a new item on wherever I take a sold one out, so go through the whole page to find all the new things. I have recently added a number of small bottles - you can save on shipping because several of these will ship for the same cost as one.

This page last updated on 10/16/2021.

Valentine's Meat Juice -This is a local Richmond, VA bottle that was generally shipped along the east coast at the furthest. Beef was boiled and the resulting juices bottled as a food supplement (perhaps for iron?). These 3.25" bottles and contents were produced from 1874 into the 1950's. The bottles were embossed, "Valentine's (in an arc) / Meat Juice". This example is a bit rough as it has some surface abrasions from being buried for many years, some light contents stain and a small lip flake on the left side. It is not perfect but has a neat shape & will look good on your shelf. It can be yours for $8.00 + shipping.

Dr. Kilmer's Sample Cure - If you have been collecting for very long you have almost surely run a Kimer's Swamp Root Cure. Finding a sample of the same product is a little harder. The tiny (4.125" tall) bottle has a lot of strong embossing, "Sample Bottle / Dr. Kilmer's / Swamp-Root Kidney Cure / Binghamton, N.Y." It was hand-blown and a tooled lip applied, probably late 1800's. It is clean but has some light inside contents stain. No chips or dings. Priority Mail to your door for $15.00 + shipping

OP Groups (below)- All are open (tubular) pontiled, circa early 1800’s-1860’s., so all are 150-200+ years old. These are all very clean with intact flared lips unless noted otherwise. These are utility bottles and held liquids, powders or pills small enough to fit in these little bottles. Most are pale aqua and made of thin, hand-blown glass that is surprisingly strong. Each group $35.00 + shipping. or take both groups for $65.00 + shipping.

Group 1: (on the left, below)
(left) - 3.25” tall 1.5” dia. Neck & lip definitely off-center
(middle) - rectangular, 4.125” tall, 1.5” x 0.75” base. Panels could have had a paper label. Whittled, Clear color. (right) - 4.25” tall,0.75” dia. Slight haze in the neck.

Group 2: (on the right, below)
(left) - 3.25” tall 1.5” dia. Neck & lip slightly off-center. 12- sided.
(middle) -, 3.25” tall, 1.125” dia. Irregular tooled lip.12-sided.
(right) - 5.375” tall,1.0” dia. Neck/lip slightly off-center

Aramiracalous - This medicine was picked up simply because I couldn't pronounce the names! The full embossing reads, "L. Rauchfuss / Aramiracalous / New York". It is 5.5" tall and a nice medium amber. It has no problems that I can see other than some light contents stain in places. The embossing is bold and the display will be nice. It will come your way for $18.00 + shipping.

Pt. S. & S / Lewinsville, VA / DC Dairy - This is one of those bottles with dual identities. The dairy may have been in Lewinsville, VA and the business was in DC. It is a pint size and embossed, "(large) S & S / Lewinsville / Dairy / Storm & Sherwood / 1247 Q St. N.W. / Washington, D.C." on front with "(large) S & S / Quality Guaranteed / Pint Liquid. There are raised vertical bars on the neck, "S & S" on the bottom. There is a BB-size ping on one of the bars & some very light use wear but is otherwise very clean with bold embossing. A lot of writing for a small bottle. I like bottles with addresses on them because I can often find the location on Google Maps & see what it looks like now. Delivered to your door for $12.00 + shipping.

Mrs. Guilmard Eau Sublime - I am reasonably sure that this small (3.75") bottle held a perfume but whatever it held, it must have smelled really nice! It is clear, clean and free of problems. I put it on a dark background to make the embossing more legible. The embossing is bold and reads, "Mrs. H. Guilmard / Eau Sublime / New York". Add it to your collection for $8.00 + shipping.

Lovely McCormick Ammonia Water - Baltimore, MD - Many people don't get excited about household bottles but while always useful they can sometimes be attractive. This has the usual ammonia water shape, 9" tall and 3.4" wide on an oval base. It has a light teal color and all the embossing is in script: "McCormick & Co. / Manufacturing Chemists / Baltimore, MD". It has It has an odd oval shape on the bottom that could have been a pontil mark but also has embossed "8 / 16" which would normally not be on a pontiled bottle - I don't know. There are no chips or dings but there is some light abrasion from the ground on the back. It is clean and will display very nicely. It can be a nice addition to your collection for $18.00 + shipping.

Newport Mineral / Water Co. / Newport, KY- I haven't looked up where this is in Kentucky but I have traveled enough of the state to think that it not a large city. The embossing on the front pretty much tells everything about the bottle. It is a nice medium aqua, clean but with some light contents haze, ABM and about 7.5" tall. A nice Kentucky mineral water for only $12.00 + shipping.

Alexanders Sure Cure For Malaria / / Alexanders Liver & Kidney Tonic - This is a neat bottle in several ways. It has a rectangular base and the embossing is on the narrow sides. The wider sides are sunken to accommodate a paper label.
The embossing reads, "Alexanders Sure Cure For Malaria / Akron, O." on one side and Alexanders Liver & Kidney Tonic / Akron, O." on the other. Since the embossing touts 2 different products I assume a paper label determined what you were buying. There are no problems that I can see & it is really pretty. The lip was hand formed with a squared rim & there is a ring about an inch below the lip. This beauty can be delivered to your door for $35.00 + shipping..

Dr. M. M. Fenners Peoples Remedies - If a remedy isn't for the people, then who can use it? This medium size (5.75" tall) medicine is embossed on 3 sides: "U. S, A, - 1872-1893 // Dr. M. M. Fenners / Peoples Remedies // Fredonia, N. Y." It is clean but with some very light inside content stain. No chips or dings or other problems. Just a nice medicine. $14.00 + shipping

Dairylee Double Babyface Cream Top Milk - I don't usually pick up milks because they are sometimes a hard sell but I really thought that this one was nice and unusual enough that someone might like it. One side is in a dark red ACL (more red than the pic) that reads, "Dairylee / Milk / Our New / Baby Top / Bottle / 'You Can / Whip / The Cream'." The opposite side is in a medium orange ACL that reads almost the same, "Dairylee / Milk / Our New / Baby Top / Bottle / 'Whipped Cream' / The Minute / You Want It!" No flaws of any kind that I can see (those cotton balls are to make the writing more visible). Quart size with the two faces looking out of opposite corners and different colors on the opposite sides . Now reduced to $25.00 + shipping.

Allegheny, PA Sparkler Soda - A lot of sodas were made & drunk in Pennsylvania if the variety available is any indication. This was a hand-blown circa 1900 at the Douglas Chambers glassworks. It has an oval slug plate that reads, " American Specialty / Co. / Sparkler (in outline letters) / Allegheny, PA.". At the back bottom is "D.O.C.168", the Chambers mark. It is a dug bottle with a small amount of tiny pitting from the ground but no real problems. Delivered to you for $18.00 + shipping.

Rodman Club / Beverages / New Bedford, MA - I'm not sure whether there was a Rodman Club or if this was a Rodman Club Soda, but I suspect it was the latter. This has a really pretty ice blue color and just the very lightest of abrasions in a couple of places. At least a 9+ condition. It is embossed in a vertical oval slug plate, "Rodman Club / Beverages / 252 Coggshall / St. / New Bedford, Mass." It will make a nice addition to anyone's collection. It can be yours for only $18.00 + shipping.

Different Hot Drops With a Great Promise - These are almost the same size, 5.25" and 4 7/8" tall due to a difference in the neck. Both were hand-blown around the turn of the 20th century. They seem to have held the same amount of contents but have slightly different dimensions. They are embossed on 3 sides, "The Herb Medicine Co. // Lightning Hot Drops / No Relief No Pay / Springfield, O." How is that for a sure cure? Both are clean but do have the lightest of inside stain in places. A couple of neat little meds. $15.00 each plus shipping or both for $25.00 + shipping.

A. W. Eckel / Apothecary / Charleston, S.C. - Probably most druggist bottles from this period are round or rectangular, but this is 2" square at the base and 6.25" tall. I got this in Pittsburgh thinking I might be able to get it closer to home. It was hand-blown and has an applied ring lip. It is embossed on one side, "A. W. Eckel / Apothecary / Charleston, S.C." I looked for the name and found that there was a druggist A. W. Eckel who was president of the S.C. Pharmaceutical Assoc. from 1890-94, which fits in with time frame of this bottle. Clear, very clean (some light contents stain) with no chips or dings. A nice South Carolina bottle from over 100 years ago. Delivered to you for $20.00 + shipping.

Eureka Essence of Jamaica Ginger - I don't often get bottles where the paper label is 100% intact but this is an exception. The label reads, "Eureka Essence / of / Compound / Jamaica Ginger / Manufactired By / Knight cooking Ext. Co / 211 Arch St. / Philadelphia". This pumpkinseed bottle is a little over 3" across, is very clean and has no embossing. This would look nice in your collection for $22.00 + shipping.

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! $18.00 + shipping.

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. $16.00 + shipping.;

ABM, round slug plate that reads, Crystal / Bottling Works / Milesburg, Pa. 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. Sold

Helwig and Leitch Medicine - A small (3" tall, 1" square) bottle with one side fully embossed- "Helwig and Leitch / Baltimore, MD.". It is clear and hand blown into a mold, circa late 1800's. A nice small medicine. Yours for $10.00 + shipping.

Red Ravin Beer(?) – This bottle presents a small mystery. It obviously had a paper label but the embossing "Red Ravin" on the bottom posses the question: was this a location, product name or perhaps a manufacturer? I've looked but didn't find any other examples. It is a pretty bottle, clean and graceful but does have some case wear, esp. on the bottom, as shown Also there is an 1/8" fish eye on one side. I'll send it on to you postpaid for $14.00 + shipping.

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! $14.00 + shipping.

Motevideo, Minn. Bottling Works - I tend to pick up bottles from distant (to me) states even if I have no clue as to their value. Case in point, a hand-blown (pre-circa 1910) soda embossed, "Motevideo / Bottling / Works / Contents 7 1/2 Oz. / Mintevideo, Minn." and with a large " S M" on the bottom. Clear and clean with some faint ground abrasions but no chips or dings. I'll send it to you for $20.00 + shipping.

Black Oil Dressing- I assume that this was for boots and shoes. The bottle is about 4.5" tall and1.5" square. The embossing is divided into 2 parts by a vertical line: the left side reads "The / 400 / Trade / Mark" and the right "Black Oil Dressing / Welmer Callaway / Jersey City, N.J. / U.S.A." slight contents haze but will display nicely - no chips or dings. Send it to you for $10.00 + shipping

Four Wisconsin Beers / Sodas - I'I don't get`many mid-west bottles here in VA but now I seem to have several. Going left - to - right, I have 1) "Shawano / Speciality Co. / Shawano , Wis. / Contents 8 Fl. Oz.". Probably a soda, 8.75" tall, clean with just a hint of inside stain, no chips or dings. 2) "Theo. Dietzler & co. / Contents 8 Fl. Oz / Hartford, Wis. // T. D.". It is 8.25" tall, clean but, again, with a hint of contents stain and some small outside pitting from being in the ground. Overall about a 8.5-9.5 on a 10-pt scale. 3) "Farmers Brg, Co. / Shawano, Wis. / Contents 8 Fl. Oz." 8.0" tall , some light surface abrasions from being in the ground and a horseshoe shaped burst bubble from manufacture. 4) "Standard Bottling Co. / Milwaukee / Wis." and "A. R." on the bottom. Some light abrasions but nothing that really distracts from the display.. It looks like a Hutch but the lip flares outward a little so I/m not positive that it had a Hutchison closure. Has a mug base. Clean with no chips or dings. 7.5" tall. Sold at RABCA show.

Due to mailing costs I have to ask $15.00 + shipping. but can offer all 4 for $55.00 + shipping. in either case.

Weston, WV Soda - Not a lot to say about this little soda other than its somewhat scarce origin. It is embossed on opposite sides of the shoulder ith large block letters, "Weston" and on one side at the the bottom, "Coca-Cola Bottling Co. / Weston, W.VA" and the other, "Minimum Contents / 6 1/2 Fluid Oz." It is very clean and the only problem about a 3/16" flake on the back bottom edge below the embossing. It is pale aqua, and ABM. Let's make a deal - sent to you for $20.00 + shipping.

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 $55.00 + shipping.

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 $18.00 + shipping.

Dr. August Koenigs / Hamburger / Tropfen - This is an unusual little bottle. By the size it would appear to be a medicine. The embossing is just what is stated in the header. It is clear, 3.75" tall (with a slight lean when upright) and 1" in diameter. The "Hamburger" is less distinct in the picture but NOT on the bottle. (I have been told by someone with knowledge of German that Tropfen refers to medicine administered by the drop, so that mystery is solved) $15.00 + shipping.

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 $18.00 + shipping

Ernst Tosetti Brewing Co Blob Top. - This bottle has been on my sunroom shelf for several years & it it is time to switch it out for something else. The round slug plate reads, "Ernst Tosetti / Brewing / Co. / Chicago, Ill." in strong bold letters. The base is embossed "N. B. B.G. Co." which was the maker, North Baltimore Bottle Glass Co., North Baltimore, Ohio, 1855-95. The reason it was in my window is that it is very clean and has lots of whittling and some elongated air bubbles in the blob. The top of the lip is a little rough to the touch and has a 1/4" lip flake. The display is still very nice.
$16 + shipping

York, PA Hutch Soda - The clear Hutch soda has an oval slug plate that reads, "City Steam Bottling Works / Harry F. Kuhn / Hanover / York County, PA." It is a little taller than a typical Hutch at 8" and fairly clean (I am leery of forcing the stopper out for cleaning so it has a little contents haze that may soak out). It has a small star ding on the side but no other problems. I can send this to you for $18.00 + shipping

Historically Interesting Edison Oil - When the telegraph was just getting started in this country batteries were not strong enough to carry messages very far. A booster battery was needed to boost the signal at regular intervals. The battery was a 'wet cell' type, meaning that the battery jar held a dilute mixture of acid & water. The problem was that the water would evaporate more easily than the acid & something was needed to slow the water evaporation : Edison Oil. The oil floated on the top of the liquid but didn't affect the operation of the battery. It didn't take a lot and this 4.5" bottle was a typical size. The bottle front is embossed, "Special / Battery Oil / Edison / Primary Battery / Division / Thomas A. Edison Inc. / Bloomfield, N.J." The back is written sideways, "Thomas A. Edison / Trade / Mark / Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off."The bottle is fairly clean with some inside stain and has a small bruise on the bottom. I'll send it to you for $8.00 + shipping or for $6.00 if you are buying at least one other bottle.

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. $28.00 + shipping

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