ITEM 4010. "WILLIAM ALLEN'S - CONGRESS BITTERS", (Ring# A29), aquamarine, rectangular, early smooth base, 10 1/4"H, oversized applied sloping collar with ring, a mint bottle with a bean-sized bubble on the shoulder that is partially open at the surface. American, 1865-1875, rare, ex. Ken Aldrich collection.

It is not only this bottle's unusually crude glass texture but even more notably the WILD mouth treatment that makes it a singular example of its type.