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. I will pay shipping on total orders of $120 and up. 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 address). 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 a few 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.

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!

I sold about a dozen bottles from the name list at the RABCA club picnic & they have been removed. If you have a bottle club near you it will be a great place to make new bottle friends and find bargains for your collection.

I have reduced the price of a great many of those shown below. Note that almost all of the prices now include shipping with some selling at a loss for me. Now is the time to pick out some before I have to raise prices!

It is now 3 weeks to the Richmond Bottle Show. We still have a few tables left so if you want to set up, contact me ASAP. See you there! Ed

This page last updated on 9/15/2018.

H. Tonjes XXX Ginger Ale. - My camera cannot capture how clean and whittled this bottle is. It is 7.75" tall, and a 9.5 or better on a 10 pt scale. It is embossed on one side, " XXX Ginger Ale / Trade (overlapping large T & H) Mark / 1870" and "H. Tonjes / 48 Horatio St. N.Y." on the other. (Check Google Maps to see the area today.) No chips or dings that I can spot. Just a sparkling example of a blob top ginger ale. $30.00 postpaid in US

E. F. Dardess / Chatham, NY Blob Top – The state of New York has produced a number of pretty colored blob top beers & sodas, and this is one of them. It has a round slug plate, embossed "E. F. Dardess / Chatham / N.Y.". It also has the usual "This bottle not to be sold" on the back. It is sparkling clean and the closest thing to a problem is a rough spot where a wire bale rubbed the bottle a little. Great display! - $18.00 postpaid.

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. Only $16.00 postage included

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. I can't tell if this is old or more recent - your call for $16.00 postpaid.

Purcell & Littlejohn / Pharmacists/ Leesburg, Va. - This is a tiny little medicine, only 3.5” tall. It has a tombstone slugplate that is contains the embossing above. It is clear and clean with only a little inside contents stain. It is an uncommon bottle but not rare. $22.00 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! $16.00 including postage.

Very unusual medicine in several ways - I have been collecting bottles for almost 20 years and this is the first one that I recall that is for hay fever and asthma. The embossed side reads "(company logo with 1880 at the bottom) / A Specific / For / Hay Fever / Asthma / and / Autumnal Catarrh / Prepared Only By / Dr. M. M. Townsend /Frostburg, MD." This is the only Frostburg (a small college town west of Cumberland) bottle that I have ever seen. The label on the front is also neat: At the top it reads, "The Only Remedy Used And Recommended By / The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher" in two arcs. The Rev. was a renowned preacher at the time and was the brother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' fame. He also became involved in an adultery scandal. The label also has "Sternta Irrausesce" which I assume is the Latin name for the main ingredient. Below all this are detailed dosage instructions and the price of a bottle this size, $1.50. This seems expensive for the time but whatever the market will bear. The bottle is clean and has no problems that I can see. The label has four holes as visible in the left picture, and the different colors of printing are somewhat blurred, again as you can see. I don't collect medicines but do buy oddball items when I get a chance. You get all this for $55.00 postage included.

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, postage paid 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. $20.00 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. $12.00;

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. $12.00;

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. $12.00

I'm trying to thin out my inventory so if you will take all 3 of these, you can have them for $20.00

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. $20.00 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

Screw-Fastened Shoes Trade Card - I know that this wasn't a bottled product but sometimes I like to save a bit of history before it gets lost. This is a mid-1800's trade card for shoes and boots assembled with screws, not nails. It has a picture of young girl and above her is written "Be Sure You Get Real / Standard Screw Fastened / Boots & Shoes / They Outwear All Others" Below her is a sign "My Papa Is Going To Buy Me A Pair Of / Standard Screw Fastened Shoes / He Says / They are the best in the World". On the bottom of the card is "Donaldson Brothers N.Y." and "Copyrighted 1858" It appears to be professionally framed in a light colored frame (appears golden in pic) with a back cover sheet. It seems to be attached to the backgound paper so I don't know if the back is recoverable. It is somewhat faded but has only one pinhead size hole that is almost invisible.This probably isn't for a true trade card collector but for someone who likes odd historical items or even shoe related ephemera. $16.00 postpaid

Staunton VA Depot of the Globe Brewery of Balto. MD – This is an interesting slug plate beer with a two-state connection. It is 9.25” tall, has a Baltimore loop closure and is aqua in color. The crisply embossed slug plate reads “Staunton VA Depot / of the / Globe Brewery / of / Balto. MD” and the back has the usual “This Bottle / Not To Be Sold”. This general bottle is listed as uncommon in the Baltimore bottle book but those are not slugplates and are not the same bottle. This may be an earlier version. I understand that it is listed as Rare in a Baltimore beer book. The bottle is clean but does have light outside wear and also some light inside stain. I would rate it as 9.0 on a 10-pt scale. This may be a bargain but I'm not sure - NOW $55.00 postpaid.

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 $40.00 postpaid in the U.S.

Dr. Hooflander's German Bitters – Most rectangular medicines have embossing on 3 sides with space for a paper label on the 4th. This bottle has embossing filling all 4 sides. Starting on the front(?) the embossing reads, “Dr. Hooflander's / German Bitters //Liver Complaint // C. M. Jackson / Philadelphia // Dyspepsia & c”. It is 8” tall, is a medium blue-aqua and has a blob & ring lip. I'm guessing that it ca. 1870's. It appears to been a dug bottle and there are a few spots of ground wear, but it will display nicely. $30.00 postpaid in U.S.

Silver Pine Healing Oil - I picked this up because I had never seen one before & hope that you like it. It is embossed, "Silver Pine / Healing Oil" on the front and "Minneapolis, Minn." and "International Food Company" on the sides. I'm guessing that it was a liniment but don't know for sure. It is almost 6" tall, clean and hand blown ca. late 1800's. $16.00 postage included

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. $17.00 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. $16.00 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. Selling at a loss for $34.00 postpaid

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. $55.00 including postage.

Devil's Island Endurance Gin - I can't tell you much about this interesting little whiskey. It appears to be a half-pint size, 7" tall and 3" wide, clear and clean. It is embossed Devil's Island at the top and Endurance Gin at the bottom. It has nice raised flutes on the shoulder and around the base. From the style I would guess that it dates from the 1870's - 1890's. Somehere I saw a reference that this is from Paduccah, KY. The closest thing to a problem that I can find is some light wear on the tops of some of the flutes. There is a hint of some amethyst color from the sun & it would probably benefit from sitting in a window for a while. Somewhere I read that the endurance part of the name refers to activities between the sheets. Sold

Shamokin, PA Soda - I have always liked bottles with neat names on them and I bought this one purely because of the name. Shamokin is a small town north of Harrisburg, PA. The bottle is ABM, light aqua and has a slug plate thate reads, simply, "Mahler / Bottling Works / Shamokin, PA." Also thereis "Mahler" on the back shoulder. An "R" in a triangle on the base is probably the glassworks mark of the Reed Glass Co. of Rochester, NY. It is clean with good embossing and the only problem is some very faint abrasions from being in the ground at some point. This fun and interesting soda can be delivered to your home for $16.00

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 in U.S.

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 $14.00 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. Marked down to $65.00 postage included

2 Early New Orleans Sodas - These are 2 very fine New Orleans bottles, each a different type. On the left is a Hutch soda, embossed sideways, “New Hope Mfg. Co. Ltd. / 350 Bienville St. / New Orleans, LA.”, with an anchor on the bottom. It is sparkling clean with just the slightest of wear from use.

To the right is probably the older of the two, a blob top embossed, “C. C. S. & M F / New Orleans”. It has no chips or dings, but shows more wear and light inside stain in places, still an 8.0+ on a 10-pt scale.

I’m asking $40.00 each with shipping included, $75.00 if you want both.

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 cost - $35.00.

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.

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 $80.00, 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. $32.00 including shipping.

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

Unusual Lime Cola From Portsmouth, VA - I’ve seen a number of Lime Colas and they all had a slanted script name and straight sides. This one has block letters, a slight waist and 10 panels above and below the name. At the bottom is a slug plate thatb reads, “Lime-Cola Co. / Portsmouth, VA. The bottle is pale aqua (like the top of the photo) and has seen some use, with high point wear, abrasions from being in the ground, and some content stain. I would grade about a 6.5-7 on a 10 pt scale. Only $12.00 postpaid

2 Genuine Essence bottles, one early 1800's, the other 1870's or Later - Bothe of these bottles have similar shapes and probably held a food flavoring such as essence of ginger. Starting with the top one in the picture - 4.5" tall, almost 1.25" wide, light aqua in color and the flat base is rectangular in shape with the corners curved inward.The lip is tooled and both have the same embossing as seen in the pic. The bottom one is tubular pontiled (ca. prior to 1850's), has an inward rolled lip and is slightly smaller in all dimensions except for the height, which 1/8" taller. No chips or dings, but both have some light contents stain in the neck. One or more of your ancestors may have used these bottle to flavor their gingerbread cookies! $18 for both + shipping (around $7.00 for most locations)

Chas. Klein’s BW Hutch Soda - Another bottle with an unusual bottler’s name and a small town in Michigan (almost in Canada). The round slug plate reads “Chas. Klein’s ‘ Bottling / Works / Calumet, Mich.”. On the back is the usual “This Bottle / Not To / Be Sold” in large letters. Very clean and would probably rate at least a 9 on a 10-point scale. It has has a couple of pinhead sized pits, probably from sitting next to a rock for 120 years or so, but these are the closest things to a problem. Note the grammatically correct possessive apostrophe in “Klein’s”, something often omitted. When this bottle was made the area that is now Laurium was called Calumet. Now reduced to $12.00

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

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. $14.00 including postage

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 $14.00 postpaid

In a burst of energy I printed out 3 copies of our 300+ page book INKS 150 Years of Bottles & Companies 2nd edition that are now available on a first come basis. Three have been sold so there are NONE left (7/25/18). 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 $14.00 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.
Including postage, it is only $18.00.

Two Arizona sodas - Here are 3 different western sodas, two from Phoenix, and one from Bisbee. First the pair from Phoenix - both are very clean with circular embossing inside a large rectangle with rounded corners. They are ABM with an odd tiny embossing on the rounded edge where the side changes to the base, reading, "I.P.G.Co. 67". I assume that this is the manufacturer and perhaps a mold number (these look too early for the 67 to be a date). The embossing on the left-hand bottle reads, "Phoenix Bottling / Works / Phoenix / Arizona". The one on the right reads, "Arizona / Bottling Works / Phoenix, Arizona" inside the circle, "This Bottle Must Be Returned" below the circle, and a large "A" on the bottom. I see no chips or dings and just the lightest of use wear. Both show some crudeness from manufacture and are in great condition. $12.00 each or both for $22.00. I expect postage to be around $10.00 - $12.00 for the pair. A nice set of western sodas for a fair price.

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. $18.00, postage included

S. M. Bixby & Co. 1883 Pat. Ink or Shoe Polish – Bixby made both ink and shoe polish, used mostly the same bottle and had different paper labels to distinguish between the two. They are a popular collectible because they came in so many shades of color & remain mostly inexpensive. This one is a medium blue-aqua & is in sparkling condition. It is embossed on the front(?) “ Patented / Mch. 6, 83. / 8” and on the bottom “S. M. BiXby / & Co.” with the typical large “X” in the niddle of the name. Not rare but is nice if you need that color. $14.00 postpaid

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:
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
P. - P. - P. / Prickly-Ash Pokeroot Potassium / The
Great Blood Purifier - Savannah, GA medicine
Hope Seltz & Mineral Water Manufactory / Gensler
& Schweitzer - New Orleans
Albert Von Harten blob -Savannah, GA
Standard Drug Company, Spartanburg, SC
Hallock's fruit Extract - Newark, NJ
Richardson soda from Lead, SD
Hall's Balsam For the Lungs
Carter's pint master ink (green)
Buckhorn Springs - Bullock, NC mineral water
Alex Campbell Dairy - Qt. milk
Qt. Lynchburg GW Canning Jar
Harrisonburg, VA Christo-Cola - Soda
Hollywood Cylindrical Whiskey
Clarke Stanley's Snake Oil Liniment
Lester's Mexican Yucca Shampoo - Mesilla Park, NM
Set of 4 cobalt blue poisons
Baby Feeder Whiskey Nip
Cleaner for red fox hunting coats - Tautz
Sagwaw Indian medicne - Healy & Bigelow
Amber cigar figural - Whiskey nip
Seely's Son - Qt. NY beer
Pair of Lovers Leap sodas from Lynn, MA

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

Left to right:
Contemplative Man - 7.25" tall, this man appears to be dressed in a colonial period coat with a tai-corn hat, and leaning or sitting on a post. One hand is under his chin and he has hair below his shoulders. I don't know about this one - $25.00
Bust of a Roman Goddess? - Okay, I'm really guessing at these. She looks like she is dressed in a toga and has a classic hair style. 5" tall. Embossed on the back: "Patented / June 2nd 1874. A patent search should yield more info on this one. $30.00
Man Straddling a Wine Barrel -I first thought this was a whiskey nip but I have had a much larger version of this with a label that indicated that it held wine. The man is dressed nicely in a vest & bow tie & probably a top hat that forms the neck. A fun bottle $30.00
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. $30.00

All 4 above for $80.00 plus $10.00 postage.

Pig Whiskey nip - About 4.5" long, this is similar to much larger versions, perhaps a sample (?). One side is embossed, "Something Good" / In A Hog's" and a hand pointing toward the back. The other side reads "He Won't Squeal". "Pat. W" is on the belly. whiskey pigs are always collectible and this size is particularly nice.
Now $80.00 postpaid