Apothecary Bitters
Fire Grenade GinHair Remedies Ink MedicineMineral WaterMisc. Perfume, Scents,
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Fire Grenade |
Gin |
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Ink |
Medicine |
Mineral Water |
| Misc. |
Perfume, Scents,
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Poison |
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Copyright ©1998-2006 Lauren B. Wendt
| Apothecary Bottles, cobalt blue | |
| The bottles are 9 inches and 4½ inches tall, without their stoppers. These bottles have labels under a layer of glass. The larger reads: SYR.GLYCYRR. for Syrup of Glycerine and Rose Water. The smaller reads: BROMO SELTZER
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| Drakes
Plantation Bitters This bottle in reddish amber (puce ?) is 10 inches tall, and is a 6 log type. The embossed lettering on the roof front reads: ST DRAKES 1860 PLANTATION X BITTERS The lettering on the back roof reads: PATENTED 1862 |
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| Warners Tippecanoe, amber, 9
inches circa 1875-1885 This bottle is patterned as a log with bark. Vertically, on one side, is a canoe with lettering above that reads: TIPPECANOE. The reverse side reads: H.H. WARNER & Co. Lettering on bottom reads: PAT NOV.20.83 ROCHESTER N.Y. bottle list |
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| Fire Grenades |
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| Hayward's Hand Fire Grenade,
Cobalt Blue, 6 inches circa 1875-1885 |
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| This "grenade" has a sealed stopper, and still has ½ of its contents. There is a round panel with raised lettering on each of the four sides. The front panel reads: HAYWARDS HAND FIRE GRENADE. The left side panel is blank. The right side panel reads: PATENTED AUG 8 1871. The back panel reads: S F HAYWARD 407 BROADWAY NEW YORK. These "Grenades" were made of thin glass with deep grooves so that they would fracture easily when thrown at a fire.. They were filled with a salt water brine solution to extinguish fires. Later Grenades, after the early 1920's, were filled with Carbon Tetrachloride. They were made in a variety of colors and there were racks to hold several of them. |
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Case Gin, deep olive green, 10½ inches, tapered |
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| Most old gin bottles were of a type called case gins, which had four straight sides and a square or concave bottom that allowed easily fitting 4 to 12 bottles in a wooden packing case. |  |
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| Halls Hair Renewer, Cobalt
Blue, and Teal Blue These bottles are 7¼ inches tall with stoppers. The picture does not do justice to the teal blue color. The cobalt bottle still has about ¼ of the original contents. Both bottles are embossed on one side with: HALL'S and on the other with: HAIR RENEWER. The bottom of the cobalt bottle is blank. The bottom of the teal bottle is embossed: R.P.H & Co. G.5. |
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| Haber's Hair Coloring, cobalt
blue This bottle is 6 inches tall. Embossed vertical lettering on back reads: HARRY D. HABER'S MAGIC HAIR COLORING. The paper label reads: HARRY D. HABER'S Magic COLORING For Changing the Hair to a Natural Brown or Black, followed by Directions for use. bottle list |
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| Carter's Cathederal Inks, cobalt
blue circa 1920-1925 These bottles have a cathederal pattern on each of the six panels. The larger bottle, with original stopper and labels, is 9¾ inches tall witout the stopper. Embossed lettering on bottom reads: Carters 9 C-101. The middle-size bottle is 8 inches tall. Bottom lettering reads: Carters 10 C-102. The squat bottle is 2¾ inches tall without the stopper. Bottom lettering reads: Carters C-104. The paper labels read: Carter's RYTO Permanent Blue-Black Ink for fountain pen and general use |
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| Medicine | |
| Wyeth Dose Bottles These bottles are 6¼ and 5½ inches tall. The glass caps, which served as dose cups, have embossed numbers, 1 through 12, around the rim. These numbers were to be aligned with an arrow ^embossed on the neck of the bottle. This arrow is preceded by the words: TAKE NEXT DOSE AT. Both bottles have vertical lettering on one side which reads: JOHN WYETH & BRO. Lettering on the top of the cap of the smaller bottle reads: JOHN WYETH & BROTHER. The top of the larger bottle reads: THIS CUP HOLDS A HEAPING DESSERT SPOONFULL. The bottom of both bottles is embossed: PAT. MAY 16TH 1899 |
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| Owl Drug Co.. milk glass These bottles are 5 and 4 inches tall. |
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| Vicks These sample bottles are only 1¼ and 1¾ inches tall. One side of the taller bottle is embossed: VICKS the other side is embossed: DROPS. The printing on the cap of the smaller bottle reads: VICKS VA-tro-nol. The bottom of this bottle is embossed with the Vicks triangle logo. bottle list |
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| Mineral Water | |
Blount Springs These bottles are 9 inches and 7½ inches tall. The larger is cobalt blue. The smaller is a lighter blue. Each bottle has embossed lettering on the front which reads: BLOUNT SPRINGS NATURAL SULPHUR WATER. They are embossed on the back with the Blount Springs Logo and the words TRADE MARK. bottle list |
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| Miscellaneous | |
| Rum Decanter This fine decanter is from England and is of a deep cobalt blue known as "Bristol Blue". The designs and lettering on the glass stopper, the edges of the lip, and the sides of the decanter are Gold Leaf. bottle list |
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| Perfume, Cosmetics, and Scents | |
| Cosmetic jar, milk glass This jar is 3¼ inches tall. bottle list |
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| Poison Bottles | |
Owl Poison Bottles,
3 sided, cobalt blue |
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| SODAS | |
| Owen Casey This blob-top soda is 7½ inches tall. It is a deep cornflower blue. The embossed lettering on the front reads: OWEN CASEY EAGLE SODA WORKS. The lettering on the back reads: SAC CITY
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| WHISKEYS |
| Blob Seal Whiskey,
11¼ inches, turn mold, Deep olive green, circa 1880-1890 |
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Casper's Whiskey
Cobalt Blue, 12 inches |
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Embossed lettering reads: CASPERS WHISKEY
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| Qui Rye milk glass, 8¼ inches | |
| This stylish milk glass bottle is embossed with a dogs head. Lettering above dog reads: QUI RYE Lettering below reads: Dr Koch, Berlin |
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More Bottles to come! This Section Under Construction