Eleven Aqua Blown-molded Glass Medicine/Druggist Bottles

Description:

Eleven Aqua Blown-molded Glass Medicine/Druggist Bottles, America, late 19th century, with embossed labels including two rare bottles: "DR. BALL'S VEGETABLE STOMACHIC BITTERS/NORTHBORO MASS.", with open pontil, and a c. 1840s "E.A. BUCKHOUT'S DUTCH LINIMENT/PREPARED AT MECHANICVILLE/SARATOGA CO. N.Y.", with open pontil; and nine other bottles including "DR LANGLEY'S ROOT & HERB BITTERS/76 UNION ST. BOSTON," "DR. HOOLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS/C.M. JACKSON/PHILADELPHIA," "DR. CAMPBELL'S HAIR INVIGORATOR/AURORA NEW YORK," "DOCT. FOWLER'S ANTI EPICHOLIC/CANTON N.Y.," "LYON'S KATHAIRON/FOR THE HAIR/NEW YORK," "STEPHEN SWEETS INFALLIBLE LINIMENT," "DR. D. JAYNE'[S] LINIMENT OR/COUNTER IRRITANT/PHILADA," "BLODGETT'S PERSIAN BALM/THE GREAT HOME LUXURY," and "McCLEANS VOLCANIC OIL LINIMENT," each with open or scarred pontil, ht. 3 7/8 to 7 3/8 in.
Estimate $200-300

The bottles have been cleaned,

-"DR. BALL'S VEGETABLE STOMACHIC BITTERS/NORTHBORO MASS.- rare bottle open pontil, very good condition.

-"E.A. BUCKHOUT'S DUTCH LINIMENT - very rare c. 1840s, the bottle has a sheared lip with dark sediment left in the blowing process, open pontil, perfect condition, 4 3/4 by 2 3/4 in.
-"DR. HOOLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS- some sickness.
-DR LANGLEY'S ROOT & HERB BITTERS- whittled open pontil
-LYON'S KATHAIRON/FOR THE HAIR/NEW YORK- slight sickness.
-McCLEANS VOLCANIC OIL LINIMEN- minor unobtrusive sickness on shoulder.


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