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.

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.

I have recently added a number of small medicines. If you buy 2 or more of these I can give a you price break because the shipping will be considerably less for a group. Also, if you make up an order of 3 or more of any type of bottles I can most likely save you some money because of economies of shipping.

The 2020 RABCA bottle show has been canceled. See the RABCA page for more show info.

This page last updated on 9/21/2020.

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 "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 $22.00 postage included.

I. A. Beaver Liniment- I'm a sucker for oddball embossing and here is a nice example. If "UR A Beaver" maybe you would like a bottle that says so.. Anyway, this 7.25" clear, clean, liniment would look great in anyone's display. No problems that I can see. Just a fun bottle. Large, strong embossing really stands out. Shipped to you for $22.00, postage included.

A nice early NY blob soda - I don't have the means to do a lot of NY research to find out more about this bottle aside from what is embossed on it. It does have a lot of embossing, starting with a tombstone slug plate that reads, "Meyerowitz & Goodman" around intertwined "M&G", / "80 Henry St. / New York". The back has the usual "This Bottle Not To Be Sold" and the bottom has "Boley Mfg Co / 2". The bottle is heavy (more than a pound.) and rather crude - it has very high side seams. It is not perfect - there is an elongated burst bubble on the bottom edge below "New York". There is some light ground pitting but that is pretty much overshadowed by the strong embossing that really stands out. I did find a short note in an 1899 NY real estate newspaper that listed the sale of their soda equipment so I guess they were out of business by then.. I'll ship it to you for $25.00 postpaid

Lovely Onion-Shaped Christo (Cola) Soda - Perhaps one of the most appealing shapes of all the soda bottles, the onion-shaped is at its best when the sun has given it a nice purple shade, so it is pre-1918. I have had it sitting in a sunny spot and it has a great display. It is ABM, 7.75" tall and very clean. It is embossed identically on both sides, a large script "Christo" with the "C" extending as an underline for the rest of the name. There is an unusually large "17" on the bottom. No problems at all that I can see. You can add it to your shelf for $30.00, postpaid.

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 . $65.00 shipping included.

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 $25.00

Virginia Worm Killer - It would seem that a hundred or so years ago intestinal worms were a problem to many families. I can't imagine what this would have tasted but the size of this bottle would seem to indicate that it wouldn't take too much to make a cure. Must have been strong stuff! The bottle is a little over 4" tall and 1" in diameter at the base. You can see all the embossing in the pic above. It is very clean and has no problems that I can see. $40.00 postpaid. (If you like this bottle there are 2 more worm killers near the middle of this page)

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 $135.00 delivered to your door. If you want both I can probably do better for the pair.

New Jersey Blob - One of the blobs that I mentioned up above. Sown 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 nice 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

August Hohl Catasauqua, PA Soda - Another nice Pennsylvania soda, this one has an oval slug plate that reads, "August Hohl / Catasauqua, PA." and "This Bottle / Not To Be Sold" on the back. I got it because I liked the town name. It was hand-blown, circa 1900, and a good clean bottle. Shipping included, $22.00

Two City Iowa Hutch Soda. - I run into bottles embossed wih 2 city names on occasion but this is the first Hutch that I can recall. It is embossed in a slug plate, "F. W. Lane / Sioux City IA / Colfax, IA" I don't know the story of the 2 names. It very clean but does have some light pitting from being in the ground for a century or so. $25.00.delivered to your door.

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 $35.00, shipping included.

Colorado Glassworks Hutch Soda - Sometimes what appears to be a plain bottle turns out to be more interesting if you look closely. The is a normal Hutch soda with a blank slug plate (not visible in pic). On the bottom, however, it is embossed, "Colo. / G. W." I don't see many western bottles of this period here in VA but those I do see were either blown in the east or the west coast. This is the only one that I'm aware of that was made in the midwest. Clean but with some suface abrasions. Coming to your home for only $22.00, shipping included.

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! $22.00 including postage.

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

Munyon's Paw - Paw - I know this isn't a rare bottle but I have always like the name. I have seen Paw-Paw plants so I believe that this was some kind of medicine, but I can't say that with absolute certainty. The bottle is large, 10" tall with4 recessed sides. What I believe to be the front has a small embossed tree near the top with a Munyon's / Paw-Paw sign across it. The 2 smaller sides are embossed "Munyon's / Paw - Paw" respectively.
The color is a medium-dark amber and it was hand blown into a mold, ca. 1900 i'm guessing. There is a pinhead size fish eye and a very small amount of contents stain. I would rate it as at least an 8.5-9 on a 10-point scale. $30.00 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 the remaining two, you can have them for $35.00 postpaid.

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

Red Ravin Beer(?) – This bottle presents a small mystery. It obviously had a paper label but the embossing "Red Ravin" on the bottle 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 $18.00.

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

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 $22.00 & I pay the shipping.

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.

Indian Rock Ginger Ale, Richmond, VA, Bowling Pin Shape - The oddly shaped bottles that look like a bowling pin always stand out from the standard straight-side sodas. They certainly add a little spice to a collection.. This is embossed in a large diamond shape "Indian Rock / Ginger / Ale" with "Indian Rock / Bottling Co. / Richmond, VA. / Contents 7 ozs." in a band inside the large diamond. Also there is "A. G. W. / 31 -1" on the bottom. It is clear, very clean and the clooset things to a problem are a pinhead size ding on one side and a small bubble behind the "IN" in "Ginger" from manufacture. On your shelf for SOLD

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.

Due to mailing costs I have to ask $18.00 each but can offer all 3 for $40.00, postpaid in both cases.

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

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

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) $16.00 ppd.

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 - now $30.00 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 only $25.00

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

2 Nice California** Bottles (above & below)
**Surely there are still 50-state collectors out there

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. Now greatly reduced to $65.00, 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 $25.00 postpaid (below cost)

Jaw Bone / Bootle Whiskey - Well over 100 years ago in the coastal English town of Bootle there was a pub with the name of Jaw Bone. And some of the whiskey they sold was in bottles like this one. I don't normally buy non-US bottles but this was too neat to pass up. It is small, 6" tall with maybe a half pint of contents. It is a dug bottle with a few very light abrasions on the back and a pinhead size flake on the lip. It is sparkling clean and will be a great addition to a collection. Delivered to your door for $55.00, postage included.

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

J. L. Keller / Charlottesville, VA - I don't run into too many C-ville bottles despite being about 60 miles from there. This is light aqua, 7.5" tall and has a Baltimore loop closure. The slug plate reads simply, " J.L. Keller / Charlottesville, VA" I am told it comes in several sizes. It is clean but lightly pitted in places from being in the ground for 100+ years. The embossing is weak but distinct, perhaps from an overzealous cleaning at some point. A scarce but not rare bottle. $60.00, 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. $18.00 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. Now $35.00 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

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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 / Bethlehem / PA - This Hutch soda has a tombstone slug plate that reads,"B. Flammer / Bethlehem / PA." It is very clean and only has a tiny stress crack inside the lip to keep it from being perfect.
$21.00 ppd

Both for $35.00 ppd

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

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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