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 by check or money order. Contact me by email for questions about payment. 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 $9.00). 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 have put a list of my historical flasks (those not pictured below) FS at the very bottom of this page. I put the McKearrin# when I could determine one. I usually can do better if you want more than one. I will take pix if you have serious interest in particular ones and they are not shown here. I have sold a number of these so don't wait too long if you see one you like.
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This page last updated on 7/26/24
GIII-7 Coruncopia Flask - I have only 2 Cornuncopia flasks, listed here and below. This is McKearrin # GIII-7 and is half-pint, 5.25” tall. The color is a medium olive. On one side is a Horn of Plenty filled with produce and the other side is an Urn also filled with produce. Both objects are on oval panels. There is an open pontil, and dates earlier than 1850 or so. It has a plain lip. There is one place in the picture of the neck that appears to be a crack but it actually is a narrow elongated bubble. It has no problems that I can see, A lovely hand-blown flask. Sold
GIII-12 Coruncopia Flask - This of the same style as the one listed above. It is McKearrin # GIII-12 and is half-pint, 5” tall. The color has perhaps a slight more amber than the previous olive and it has a nice tilt to the neck. . On one side is a Horn of Plenty filled with produce and the other side is an Urn also filled with produce. Both objects are on oval panels. There is an open pontil, and dates earlier than 1850 or so. It has a plain lip. Also it has no problems that I can see, A nice example of this style of hand-blown flask. Sold
Stoneware inkwell - This is an early inkwell, produced by any of the existing potteries in 17th-18th century (according to Wm. Covill and similar to Fig. 1560 in his book). It is 3.5” in diameter and 1.5” tall and is a grayish tan in color with a clear glaze. It has 4 quill holes and a larger center hole where the ink was held. It was poorly (but cheaply?) made and has a rough spot and a missing flake on the side. Over the many years it has developed several fine cracks running around the base but I believe it would still serve its purpose if needed. This is a very nice example of an early inkwell. Only $75 + shipping.
GXIII-35 Westford Glass Co / Sheath of Grain - An attractive half-pint in different shades of olive-green. It is embossed on one side “Westford Glass Co. / Westford / Conn” and on the other side a bundled sheaf of grain. The lip is the ring & collar type. It was blown into a two-piece mold ca. 1857-1873. It is a pretty little bottle with no problems that I can see. $280 + shipping.
Pair of wooden sanders - Sanders have long been overlooked by many ink collectors despite their widespread and necessary use. Originally writing paper was made from cloth and other fibers and was very porous. A fine powder, pounce (aka sand), was spread over the paper surface and wiped off so the ink wouldn’t run and smear. later, as paper was improved and made smoother, something was needed to make the ink dry quicker and not run. Again, pounce was the answer. In the later case it was sprinkled over the wet ink and excess poured off for reuse. Hence the design of the sander - a small wooden bowl over a container for the powder with holes in the bowl bottom to allow the sand to be sprinkled over the document and allow excess to be returned through the same holes. Most that I have seen were turned on a lathe and made of a fairly light wood such as maple. The two shown here appear similar but may be made of different woods. The larger one on the left is 3’ tall and has an almost 3” bowl. It has holes in the shape of a 6-point stare with one center hole. The one on the right 2.75” tall and a bowl slightly more than 2.5”. It too, has a 6-point star pattern of holes but has 5 holes in the middle. Everyone of this period needed a sander and an interesting collection can be made of all the varieties they come in. Either one of these will be only $85 + shipping OR both for $160 + shipping.
Nailsea - I got this in a Glassworks auction more than 15 years ago because I really liked its distinctive shape and style. It was made at the glassworks of Nailsea, England between 1788 and 1873. It is 8.25” tall and the pontiled base is about the same size as the neck. There is a raised swirl pattern with streaks of red and blue embedded in the swirl and the rest being clear. The picture above tells you better than I can describe it. I can find no problems at all and it appears to be mint. $185 + shipping (support stand included)
Large Chestnut Shaped “PICNIC” Flask - This is larger than many chestnut flasks, being 7” tall and 4.75” at the widest point. The only embossing is the word “PICNIC” in 3/4” capital letters. It is very clean with lots of tiny bubbles, a ring & collar lip and a flat oval base. It was blown into a 2-piece mold and is free of any problems that I can see. It isn’t in McKearrin’s book so it has no ID number. $95 + shipping.
Early black glass bottle with long neck - I took the last piece of black glass from this website to the Richmond bottle show in October and sold it almost immediately. I think someone got a bargain. Here is your chance for a piece of early black glass. It is 9.5” tall with 4” of that being the neck. It is a medium olive color with a light iridescent sheen that I associate with being in the ground for a long time. It has some light inside stain seen only when the bottle is held to a bright light and a sheered lip with a tiny flake above a ring. There is an odd kickup on the bottom that looks like it would match half of a ping-pong ball. I don’t know my old glass well enough to give a date but it appears to be similar to some from the 1700’s to early 1800’s. It has an overall nice appearance and the long neck is interesting. NOW just $18 + shipping.
Louisville, KY Fully Ribbed Strap-sided Flask - This is a really attractive honey amber half-pint flask that is perfect as far as I can tell. The only embossing consists of vertical ribs, shoulder-to-base and front & back. This style of ribbing seems to be so limited to the Louisville Glass Works that all bottles such as this are commonly accepted to be from this source. It has a double ring lip and flat base with a slight circular depression. It is the strap-sided style. Just a eye-catching bottle. Sold |
3 neat bottles from the state of North Carolina:
L-R - Nice and clean half-pint milk. The slug plate reads: “Durham Road Dairy / Phone 3722 / T. R. Harward / Prop.” $8 + shipping Zimba Kola Drink embossed on the front and just Zimba on front & back of the shoulder. A NC expert that this comes in several versions, including some that list 2 towns of origin in NC. Clean. $8 + shipping “Jones” embossed on a slant on the front & back shoulders as well as “Jones Bottling Works Raleigh and Durham around the bottom edge. Some light contents stain. $8 + shipping Should you want all 3 you can have them for $20 + shipping |
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Iron pontiled
GXIII - 4 (IP) Calabash type flask - 9” tall and held probably a quart. It is light blue-aqua in color and has an applied tapered lip. It has a bubble (not burst) in the lip. There is a scolloped edge around the base of the neck. The embossing is what makes it interesting. One side shows a hunter firing a shotgun (with a puff of smoke) at 2 birds in the air. There are 2 dogs running towards the fowls. On both sides the men are dressed in top hat and coats. On the opposite side is a fisherman holding what appears to be a fly rod and a fish. There is a mill with a waterwheel in the background.
It is clean and has no chips or dings that I can spot. Sold
It is clean and has no chips or dings that I can spot. Sold
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Trio of Hood's Sarsaparilla, all different - 3 different molds of the same product. I'm going to label them 1-3 going from left to right. #1 on the front reads "Hood's / Compound / Extract / Sarsa / Parilla". The embossing is weak, either from a worn mold or over cleaning. 2 & 3 have nicer embossing that only reads "Hoods / Sarsa / Parilla". all 3 have "Lowell Mass." on the right side and "C. I. Hood & Co." on the left. 2 & 3 have "Apothecaries" in a recessed panel on the back. All 3 have different neck lengths. All have a ring and collar lip and a are clean, but #3 has some trash in the glass from manufacture and some abrasion at the front base.. Sold |
Aramiracalous Hair Dye - This hair product 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. NOW it will come your way for $14.00 + shipping.
*I have just received some info about Mr. Rauchfuss from an online source: Gustavis Rauchfuss was first listed as a Hairdresser at 13 Chambers, New York City in the 1850 NY City Directory. He was listed as a hairdresser/wig maker at various times. His products were Aramiraculous and Eureka Hair Invigorator. In 1884, Gustavus died, and his son Louis took over the business. Rauchfuss "Famous Aramiraculous Hair Dye" was advertised from 1897 until 1923. The bottle is said to be hard to find.
*I have just received some info about Mr. Rauchfuss from an online source: Gustavis Rauchfuss was first listed as a Hairdresser at 13 Chambers, New York City in the 1850 NY City Directory. He was listed as a hairdresser/wig maker at various times. His products were Aramiraculous and Eureka Hair Invigorator. In 1884, Gustavus died, and his son Louis took over the business. Rauchfuss "Famous Aramiraculous Hair Dye" was advertised from 1897 until 1923. The bottle is said to be hard to find.
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 NOW $7.00 + shipping.
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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 NOW for only $10.00 + shipping.
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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 NOW be delivered to your door for $18.00 + shipping..
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 NOW be delivered to your door for $18.00 + 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. NOW $10.00 + shipping
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Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Liver And Bladder Remedy - Whoever made the mold for the Heart Remedy (above) must have made the one for the 2 bottles on the left, as the style is identical. They are both 7" tall with a ring and collar lip & very clean. Both are embossed on one recessed panel, "Dr. Kilmer's (in an arc) / Swamp Root / Kidney Liver / And Bladder Remedy (or Cure) / Binghamton (in a reverse arc) / N. Y. U.S.A." Due to the 1906 FD Act the word "Cure" on the bottom one was replaced by "Remedy" on the top. NOW I'm selling them as a pair for $35.00 + shipping.
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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. $12.00 each plus shipping or NOW both for $18.00 + shipping. |
Red Ravin Sauce – 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. (I have been told that this was a PA bottle but that is not verified.) 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. NOW I'll send it on to you postpaid for $7.00 + shipping.
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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! NOW $8.00 + 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. NOW I'll send it to you for $10.00 + 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. NOW I will send it to you for $10.00 + shipping
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Three 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.
I am asking $10.00 each + shipping. but can NOW offer all 3 for $22.00 + shipping.
I am asking $10.00 each + shipping. but can NOW offer all 3 for $22.00 + shipping.
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 - NOW sent to you for $15.00 + 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) NOW $8.00 + 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. NOW I’m asking $10.00 + shipping |
This are my remaining historical flasks other than the one pictured above -
7-23-24 Pricing on my historical flasks Group 1 GII-93 Double eagle. blank oval on both sides, ring neck, pint, SQUARE iron pontil mark. $140 GII-126 Double eagle with wreath, half pt. Thin dark streak on one side. $110 Group 2 - No McKearrin number Free-blown, OP, no embossing, flake off underside of tapered lip. $60 Grapes on one side, lion wearing a crown & wielding an axe on other. OP Probably European(?) $125 Clevenger Bros. diamond pattern flask, amber w/Label. $20 |
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