"CARTER'S / SPANISH
/ MIXTURE" WITH 90% ORIGINAL LABEL, clear olive green, two-piece
mold cylinder, iron pontil scar, 8 1/8"H, applied sloping
collar with ring, mint. American, C. 1850, very scarce with label.
"PARET & LAMOUREE,
INC. / THE RELIABLE DRUG STORES / TUXEDO PARK, NY - SUFFERN, NY
- WT & CO / USA (on base)," cobalt blue, square, smooth
base, 5 13/16"H, hand tooled mouth, about mint (some exterior
wear and dullness). Blown at the Whitall Tatum Glass Works, Millville,
NJ, C. 1885, rare.
"10 MINUTE PAIN DESTROYER
/ CHAS. E. MONELL CO. / 2 & 4 FIRST AVE. NY - WT & CO
/ USA (on base) WITH ORIGINAL GLASS STOPPER," bright yellow
amber, square, smooth base, 4 7/8" to top of stopper, hand
tooled mouth ground for stopper, about mint (tiny open bubble
on a panel edge). Blown at the Whitall Tatum Glass Works, Millville,
NJ, C. 1885, rare.
SIDED NEW ENGLAND MEDICINE
BOTTLE, olive green, chestnut-type pontil scar, 6 ½"H,
applied sloping collar with ring, mint. New England, probably
blown at a Connecticut Glass House, C. 1830, very rare.
"DR. A. ROGERS / LIVERWORT
TAR & / CANCHALAGUA - A.L. SCOVILLE & CO - NEW YORK,"
WITH NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE LABEL, (similar to Greer #1469),
deep aquamarine, rectangular, iron pontil scar, 7 5/16"H,
applied sloping collar, a mint bottle exhibiting some minor wear
at the high points. American, C. 1850.
"JELLY OF / POMEGANATE
/ PREPARATE - BY / DR. GORDAK / ONLY," (Greer #949), greenish
aquamarine, rectangular with concave beveled edges, pontil scar,
7 "H, flared lip and expanded mouth, an undamaged bottle
exhibiting some minor exterior wear. American, C. 1830, a scarce
bottle that is rarely found without some degree of lip damage.
"G. W. MERCHANT / CHEMIST
/ LOCKPORT / N. Y.", deep emerald green, cylindrical, early
smooth base, 7 1/8"H x 3 1/4"D, applied sloping collar,
mint. Blown at the Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, 1865-1875.
LOT OF TWO EXTREMELY RARE
PONTILED MEDICINE BOTTLES INCLUDING "JEWETT'S - LINIMENT
/ FOR - COUCHS & CONSUMPTIONS" AND "JEWETT'S - LINIMENT
- FOR / RHEUMATISM," (not listed by Greer), brilliant bluish
aquamarine, rectangular, 3 5/8"H, tubular pontil scars, mint.
New England, probably blown at the Keene Marlboro Street Glass
Works, C. 1840, extremely rare.
"J.A. & W. BIRD
& CO. / NO. 53 / CHATHAM ST. / BOSTON," clear flint glass
with a grey cast, two-piece mold cylinder, tubular pontil scar,
9 ¼"H, applied square collar, about mint (pinhead-sized
lip flake and some minor exterior wear). American, probably blown
at a South Boston Glass Works, C. 1840, very rare.
LABELED "ROCHELLE MIXTURE
/ PREPARED BY / THOMAS HOLLIS / BOSTON," aquamarine window
glass, dip-mold cylinder, pontil scar, 4 ¾"H, outwardly
folded mouth, mint. American, probably blown at a Western New
York State Glass House, C. 1850.
"DR TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA
- ALBANY / N Y ", golden olive amber, square, iron pontil
scar, 9 5/8"H, applied sloping collar, sparkling attic mint.
New England, probably blown at the Willington Glass Works, C.
1850, scarce mold variation.
"UDOLPHO WOLFE'S - SCHIEDAM
- AROMATIC / SCHNAPPS", bright yellow topaz, square, smooth
base, 9 1/2"H, applied sloping collar, a mint bottle with
a manufacturer's surface crazing line at the junction of the neck
and shoulder. American, 1865-1875, scarce color.
"DR. TOWNSENDS / SARSAPARILLA
/ NEW. YORK," clear light green, square with beveled edges,
iron pontil scar, 10 1/8"H, applied sloping collar, about
mint (some panel edge wear and a few patches of light interior
haze). American, C. 1850.
"FROM THE / LABORATORY
- OF / G.W. MERCHANT / CHEMIST - LOCKPORT, N.Y.," deep emerald
green, rectangular with concave beveled edges, early smooth base,
5 ½"H, applied sloping collar, about mint (paper-thin
1/8" base flake located on the mold seam.) Blown at the Lockport
Glass Works, Lockport, NY, C. 1850-1860.
"SWAIM'S - PANACEA -
PHILADA," clear mossy green, cylindrical with indented panels,
sand chip pontil scar, 8 ½"H, crudely applied sloping
collar with ring, a mint bottle with a manufacturer's "dip"
in the lip. American, C. 1840.
"BENJAMIN GREEN / APOTHECARY
/ PORTSMOUTH, NH," cobalt blue, rectangular, smooth base,
7 ½"H, hand-tooled square collar, a mint bottle with
a touch of exterior dullness and some minor interior fogging.
Blown at the Whitall Tatum Glass Works, Millville, NJ, C. 1885,
very scarce.
"F. BROWN BOSTON / SARSAPARILLA
/ & TOMATO / BITTERS," (Ring# S-36), aquamarine, oval,
pontil scar, 9 7/8"H, applied sloping collar with ring, a
mint bottle with some faint patches of interior haze. American,
C. 1850, scarce.
"DR. A. ROGERS / LIVERWORT
TAR & / CANCHALAGUA - A.L. SCOVILLE & CO - NEW YORK,"
bright medium green, rectangular tubular pontil scar, 7 9/16"H,
applied tapered collar, about mint (small scrape on top edge of
the lip and some minor exterior scuffing). American, C. 1850,
extremely rare.
"JELLY OF / POMEGRANATE
/ PREPARATE - BY / DR. GORDAK / ONLY," (Greer #949), greenish
aquamarine, pontil scar, 7 1/8"H, flared lip and expanded
mouth, a mint bottle exhibiting some minor exterior wear. American,
C. 1830, a scarce bottle that is rarely found in undamaged condition.
"FROM THE / LABORATORY
- OF / G.W. MERCHANT / CHEMIST - LOCKPORT, N.Y.," deep emerald
green, rectangular with concave beveled edges, tubular pontil
scar, 5 ½"H, applied sloping collar, a mint bottle
with an inconsequential spot of inner lip edge roughness. Blown
at the Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, C. 1850.
UTLITY OR MEDICINE BOTTLE,
golden olive amber, rectangular with concave beveled edges, pontil
scar, 7"H, crudely applied collared mouth, mint. Blown at
a Stoddard, NH Glass Works, C.1850, rare.
"DR TOWNSENDS - SARSAPARILLA
- NEW. YORK.", dark emerald green, square, smooth base, 9
3/4"H x 3"W, applied sloping collar, about mint (shallow
1/16" top of lip flake). American, 1860-1870, rare in this
dark shade of emerald green.
"MYER'S - ROCK ROSE
- NEW HAVEN", (Greer# 1214), aquamarine, rectangular, iron
pontil scar, 9 3/16"H, applied sloping collar, about mint
(minor exterior wear and a few patches of faint interior haze).
American, C. 1850, listed as rare.
"GIBB'S / BONE LINIMENT",
olive green, hexagonal, pontil scar, 6 1/2"H, applied sloping
collar, a mint bottle with a few freckles of exterior bloom. American,
C. 1850, scarce.
"BRINCKERHOFF'S / HEALTH
RESTORATIVE / PRICE $1.00 / NEW YORK", olive green, rectangular
with beveled edges, faint pontil scar, 7 1/2"H, applied sloping
collar, a mint bottle with some minor wear and dullness. American,
1830-1850.
"DR STEPHEN JEWETT'S
- CELEBRATED HEALTH / RESTORING BITTERS - RINDGE, NH", (Ring#
J37), deep aquamarine, rectangular with beveled edges, iron pontil
scar, 7 1/4"H, applied square collar, a nearly perfect bottle
with some minor lip edge roughness. American, probably blown at
Keene Marlboro Street Glass Works, Keene, NH, C. 1840.
"DR. BLAKE'S - AROMATIC
/ BITTERS - NEW YORK", (Ring# B120), aquamarine, rectangular
with beveled edges, pontil scar, 7 1/2"H, applied sloping
collar, a mint bottle exhibiting some minor exterior wear. American,
C. 1850, scarce.
"MEXICAN / MUSTANG /
LINIMENT", (Greer# 1164), aquamarine, cylindrical, pontil
scar, 5 3/4"H, inwardly folded mouth, a mint bottle with
a patch of light haze in the shoulder area. American, C. 1850,
scarce size.
"DR SANFORD'S / INVIGORATOR
- SANFORD & CO - PROPRIETORS N. Y.", (Greer# 1506), aquamarine
with olive green streaks in the neck and shoulders, rectangular,
pontil scar, 6 5/16"H, applied sloping collar, a mint bottle
exhibiting some neck crazing and retaining some dried content
residue. American, C. 1850, very scarce.
"CRAM'S - VEGETABLE
/ HAIR - TONIC - BOSTON", (Greer# 427), clear flint glass,
square with chamfered shoulders, pontil scar, 7 3/8"H to
top of stopper, tooled mouth, about mint (shallow 3/16" shoulder
flake). American, probably blown at the New England Glass Company,
Cambridge, MA, 1820-1840, very rare.
"OLD / DR TOWNSEND'S
- SARSAPARILLA - NEW. YORK.", deep aquamarine or light blue
green, square, iron pontil scar, 9 5/8"H, applied sloping
collar, mint. American, C. 1850.
"DR. THENARD - GOLD
(MOTIF OF LION) LION / IRON / TONIC", bright yellow amber
with an orange tone, square, smooth base, 9"H, applied sloping
collar, a mint bottle exhibiting some minor exterior wear. American,
1870-1880, very scarce.
"GUN WA'S / CHINESE
REMEDY - WARRANTED / ENTIRELY VEGETABLE / AND HARMLESS",
bright golden yellow with an amber cast, square, smooth base,
8 3/8"H x 2 1/4"W, applied sloping collar with ring,
about mint (shallow bean-sized open bubble on a panel edge and
a pinhead-sized panel edge bruise). American, 1880-1890, scarce.
"SMITH'S - GREEN MOUNTAIN
- RENOVATOR - EAST GEORGIA VT", golden olive amber, rectangular
with wide beveled edges, iron pontil scar, 7 1/16"H, applied
double collar, sparkling attic mint. Blown at a Stoddard Glass
Works, Stoddard, NH, 1842-1860, very scarce.
"DUTCHER'S - DEAD SHOT
/ FOR / BED BUGS - ST. ALBANS VT", brilliant aquamarine,
rectangular, early smooth base, 5"H, applied square collar,
a mint, attic-found bottle retaining some dust and dirt that could
be washed with warm soapy water. American, 1865-1875, rare.
"U. S. A. / HOSP. DEPT.",
bright yellow amber with an olive cast, cylindrical, early smooth
base, 9 3/8"H, applied double collar, mint. American, 1860-1865.
"DR J. F. CHURCHILL'S
/ SPECIFIC REMEDY / FOR CONSUMPTION - HYPOPHOSPHITES / OF LIME
AND SODA - J WINCHESTER / NEW YORK", medium green, rectangular,
early smooth base, 7 1/8"H x 2 3/8"W x 1 1/2"D,
applied sloping collar, sparkling attic mint. American, 1865-1875,
rare.
"KIMBALL'S / JAUNDICE
- BITTERS - TROY, N. H.", (Ring# K42), golden yellow amber,
rectangular, iron pontil scar, 7"H x 2 3/4"W x 1 13/16"D,
applied sloping collar, about mint (small, shallow flake on the
letter "D" in "JAUNDICE"). Blown at a Stoddard
Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, C. 1850, scarce, ex. David and Peggy
Ellis collection.
"DR TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA
- NEW. YORK.", deep emerald green, square, early smooth base,
9 3/4"H x 3"W, crudely applied sloping collar, about
mint (shallow 1/16" lip edge flake). American, 1860-1870,
rare in this deeper than normal shade of emerald green.
"DR KEYSER'S - BLOOD
+ / SEARCHER - PITTSBURGH PA", bluish aquamarine, rectangular,
early smooth base, 9 3/8"H, applied double collar, dug and
lightly cleaned to near mint condition. Blown at a Pittsburgh
District Glass House, 1865-1875, very rare.
"DR TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA
- ALBANY / N Y ", bright emerald green, square, iron pontil
scar, 9 5/8"H, applied sloping collar, sparkling attic mint.
American, probably blown at a Western New York State Glass House,
1840-1860, scarce mold variation.
"ROWLAND'S / MACASSAR
- OIL - THE ORIGINAL / AND GENUINE - NO 20 HATTON / GARDEN / LONDON",
(Greer# 1493), colorless, rectangular, pontil scar, 3 1/2"H,
outwardly flared and inwardly rolled mouth, about mint. Probably
blown at an English Glass House, C. 1820, scarce.
"WARNER'S - WINE OF
LIFE - CUNNINGHAMS & IHMSEN PITTS PA (ON BASE)", bright
orange amber, three piece mold whiskey cylinder, smooth base,
11 1/4"H x 3 3/8"D, applied mouth with ring, about mint
(bean-sized open bubble on shoulder and some minor exterior wear).
Cunningham & Ihmsen Glass Works, Pittsburgh, PA, C. 1875,
rare.
"LYON'S / POWDER - B
& P / N. Y.", copper puce, cylindrical, pontil scar,
4 5/16"H x 1 3/8"D, inwardly folded mouth, dug and lightly
cleaned to near perfect condition. American, probably blown at
the Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, MD, C. 1850, scarce color.
"UDOLPHO WOLFE'S - SCHIEDAM
- SCHNAPPS", clear green, square, remnants of an iron pontil
scar, 8 3/16"H x 2 3/8"W, applied sloping collar with
ring, dug and lightly cleaned retaining some scattered ground
wear and scuffing. American, C. 1860, very scarce.
LABELED "COLD PRESSED
CASTOR OIL / PUT UP AND SOLD BY J. L. PYNCHON / NO 10 ELIOT ST
BOSTON" WITH PARTIAL ORIGINAL CONTENTS, aquamarine, cylindrical,
early smooth base, 6"H x 1 5/8"D, applied sloping collar,
a mint, attic-found bottle. American, C. 1865.
"DAVIS' - VEGETABLE
- PAIN KILLER", aquamarine, rectangular, pontil scar, 4 5/16"H
x 1 3/8"W x 3/4"D, applied double collar, a mint bottle
with weakened embossing. American, C. 1850.
"J. V. BABCOCK - GOLD
MEDAL - SARSA / PARILLA", bright orange amber, rectangular,
smooth base, 9 3/16"H x 2 15/16W x 1 3/4"D, hand tooled
double collar, mint. American, C. 1885, very scarce.
"G. W. MERCHANT / CHEMIST
/ LOCKPORT / N. Y.", deep emerald green, cylindrical, early
smooth base, 7 1/8"H x 3 1/4"D, applied sloping collar,
about mint (inconsequential top of lip flake with little depth).
Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, 1865-1875.
"RHEUMATIC / (MOTIF
OF TREE) / TRADE MARK / SYRUP / 1882 - R. S. CO / WOLCOTT, N.
Y.", golden amber, square, smooth base, 10 1/4"H x 2
7/8"W, applied sloping collar with ring, mint. American,
1875-1885, a rare mold variation that is embossed "Wolcott"
rather than "Rochester."
"DR TOWNSENDS - SARSAPARILLA
- NEW. YORK.", dark emerald green, square, early smooth base,
9 3/4"H x 3"W, applied sloping collar, about mint (pinhead
sized potstone bruise and some minor exterior wear). American,
1860-1870, rare in this dark shade of emerald green.
"DR. R. T. FORD'S -
DYSPEPSIA - CORDIAL - PITTSBURGH PA", bluish aquamarine,
square, early smooth base, 5 1/2"H x 2 1/8"W, applied
double collar, mint. Probably blown at a Pittsburgh Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA, 1865-1875, and extremely rare bottle that is to
our knowledge unique.
"DR. J. W. POLAND'S
/ WHITE PINE / COMPOUND", (Greer# 1406), aquamarine, oval,
pontil scar, 6 3/4"H x 2 3/4"W x 1 ½"D,
applied square collar, mint. American, C. 1850, very rare.
"BOERHAVES ELECTRO /
CHEMICAL AROMA - B. PACE JR PITTSBURGH - LOUIS A DISRAELS / AMSTERDAM",
(not listed by Greer), deep aquamarine, rectangular, tubular pontil
scar, 7 7/8"H x 2 3/4"W x 1 ¾"D, applied
double collar, dug and lightly cleaned retaining some light interior
haze and scaling. Probably blown at a Pittsburgh Glass Works,
Pittsburgh, PA, C. 1850, extremely rare.
"JOHN HART & CO
- JOHN HART & CO", bright orange amber, figural heart,
smooth base, 7 1/4"H x 3 3/4"W at widest point x 1 7/8"D,
applied double collar, mint. American, 1875-1885, a scarce bottle
that is rarely encountered in such fine condition.
"C. BRINCKERHOFF'S -
HEALTH RESTORATIVE - PRICE $1.00 - NEW YORK", clear yellow
olive, rectangular with wide beveled edges, well-defined sand
chip pontil scar, 7 11/16"H x 3 ¼"W x 2"D,
applied sloping collar, about mint (skin-deep (1/16") lip
edge flake and some minor exterior wear). American, 1830-1850,
scarce.
"DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA
- ALBANY / N. Y.", deep yellow green, square, petal-shaped
iron pontil scar, 9 5/8"H x 3"W, applied sloping collar,
a mint bottle with a few minor exterior wear marks. American,
1840-1860, a scarce color for this bottle.
"SWAIM'S - PANACEA -
PHILADA", deep sea green with an olive cast, cylindrical
with indented panels, early smooth base, 7 3/4"H x 3 1/2"D,
applied sloping collar with ring, mint. American, 1865-1875.
"J. C. ANDERSON &
CO / PURE / LEMON SYRUP / PITTSBURGH", (not listed by Greer),
bluish aquamarine, oval with indented label panel, pontil scar
retaining some iron residue, 9 3/4"H x 3 1/2"W x 2 ¼"D,
applied sloping collar, lightly cleaned to about mint condition.
American, C. 1850, very rare.
"R. E. SELLERS &
CO - PITTSBURGH", (not listed by Greer), deep bluish aquamarine,
rectangular, iron pontil scar, 6 7/8"H x 2 3/16"W x
1 9/16"D, applied double collar, mint. American, C. 1850,
extremely rare.
"MITCHELL'S - LINIMENT
- PITTSBURGH. PA", (not listed by Greer), bluish aquamarine,
rectangular, pontil scar, 4 7/8"H x 1 5/8"W x 1 1/8"D,
inwardly rolled mouth, lightly cleaned to about mint condition.
American, C. 1850, very rare.
"G. W. MERCHANT / CHEMIST
/ LOCKPORT / N. Y.", deep emerald green with a yellow cast,
cylindrical, early smooth base, 7 1/8"H x 3 1/4"D, applied
sloping collar, mint. Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, 1865-1875.
