Antique-Bottles.Net logo
If you are just visiting and found the information you were looking for please contribute to the running costs by making a donation.
Forums : : Register : : Log In : : Log Out : : Help : : Calendar : : Search


2 Allen's Hair bottles

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
 
All Forums >> [Bottle Forums] >> What is it? BEFORE 1900 >> 2 Allen's Hair bottles Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 4:14:31 PM   
GuntherHess


Posts: 5111
Joined: 12/13/2004
From: Frederick Maryland
Status: online 		I found early hair bottles today. I'm not really up on hair bottles. Anyone estimate values? Both are smooth base , hinge mold, with applied lips.
The first is MRS. S.A. ALLEN'S WORLDS HAIR RESTORER NEW YORK. In an orange amber, sunburst looking color.




Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles

2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM
http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm

email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg
Post #: 1
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 4:16:48 PM   
GuntherHess


Posts: 5111
Joined: 12/13/2004
From: Frederick Maryland
Status: online 		Here is second one MRS. S.A.ALLENS WORLDS HAIR BALSAM NEW YORK. Embossing is all scrunched up at one end for some reason.

Any help is appreiciated.




Attachment (1)

_____________________________

Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles

2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM
http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm

email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 2
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 5:07:29 PM   
lobeycat


Posts: 3768
Joined: 9/8/2003
From: RED SOX Nation
Status: online 		Nice Mrs. A Gunth, I have one or two kicking around someplace 20-25 dollar range. Hard to sell sometimes there's a crap load of them.
Rich.

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 3
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 5:13:25 PM   
bearswede


Posts: 2909
Joined: 9/28/2004
From: western mass
Status: offline 		Matt...

Kovels' 11th (1999) has the Hair Restorer in amber, 7 1/4", applied top at $75;
the Hair Balsam in aqua, 6 1/2", tooled lip, OP at $360.

Ron

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 4
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 5:18:44 PM   
lobeycat


Posts: 3768
Joined: 9/8/2003
From: RED SOX Nation
Status: online 		KOVEL'S Baaaaaaaaaaah

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 5
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 5:37:39 PM   
GuntherHess


Posts: 5111
Joined: 12/13/2004
From: Frederick Maryland
Status: online 		Ya, I've seen quite a few of them but there seems to be an infinite number of variations on these things.
You could have a large collection of Mrs Allens bottles it seems. Sort of like Lyons Powder and Turlington bottles.

_____________________________

Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles

2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM
http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm

email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 6
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 7:02:40 PM   
BRIAN S.

 

Posts: 1471
Joined: 5/27/2003
From: The Mountains of Tennessee
Status: offline 		I think lobeys pretty close on a value of the Amber .... I have seen the really crude Ambers go higher. They are pretty common in Amber . Like anything else though.... Color variants go up in value drastically .
I don't know about the Aqua Hair ..... Looks as if it had something else embossed under Balsam ? Does it look like it had something peened out of the mold ? Is it smooth base also ????
Brian

_____________________________

Tennessee Hillbilly

Of all the things I've lost,
I miss my mind the most !

Always looking to buy or trade for Drake's Plantation Bitters and Drake's go-withs . And Tennessee Bottles and Jugs !

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 7
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 7:11:08 PM   
GuntherHess


Posts: 5111
Joined: 12/13/2004
From: Frederick Maryland
Status: online 		Ya, I looked close at that blank area on the aqua one and its not peened out but it looks like they welded a rectangular plate over a line of text. If you look close at the photo you can see where it extended all the way to the base. Its smooth base with a diagnal mold mark.
I'm assuming its the 355 Broome St. address seen on the earlier bottles.
I wonder how common this variant is?

The amber one is very crude and the color a lot nicer than my photo shows.
Its really hard to get a good photo of light amber and citron bottles. I need to experiment more. I'd love to see how places like Glassworks auctions does it. They have great photos.

< Message edited by GuntherHess -- 6/11/2005 7:18:07 PM >

_____________________________

Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles

2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM
http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm

email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 8
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 7:14:26 PM   
lobeycat


Posts: 3768
Joined: 9/8/2003
From: RED SOX Nation
Status: online 		they also do a little magic with the adobe photoshop prog. I thought about getting it but everytime i see the price I start to giggle

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 9
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 7:27:06 PM   
GuntherHess


Posts: 5111
Joined: 12/13/2004
From: Frederick Maryland
Status: online 		Here is a photo I tried to take in window with camera on manual shutter speed.
It reproduces the actual color pretty closely. I still need a lot of practice at this.
A neat little Dr Jaynes Caminative Balsam next to it, I havent seen too many with that style lip.




Attachment (1)

< Message edited by GuntherHess -- 6/11/2005 7:31:55 PM >

_____________________________

Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles

2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM
http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm

email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 10
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 7:30:31 PM   
lobeycat


Posts: 3768
Joined: 9/8/2003
From: RED SOX Nation
Status: online 		yellow amber, pretty common as far as these go. Mrs Allens in shades of green and puce are the money makers

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 11
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 10:37:06 PM   
BRIAN S.

 

Posts: 1471
Joined: 5/27/2003
From: The Mountains of Tennessee
Status: offline 		The Hair Balsam is a new one on me...... I've never seen that one before. But , I'm no Hair bottle expert either.
You might contact Don Fadely and ask him about it..... here's a link to his website . http://www.hairraisingstories.com/
Brian

_____________________________

Tennessee Hillbilly

Of all the things I've lost,
I miss my mind the most !

Always looking to buy or trade for Drake's Plantation Bitters and Drake's go-withs . And Tennessee Bottles and Jugs !

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 12
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/11/2005 11:19:14 PM   
Black_Boogers

 

Posts: 105
Joined: 5/22/2005
Status: offline 		I just got $20 for one on ebay...

$20 World's Hair Balsam

Anything with a pontil is good, though...

Rick

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 13
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/12/2005 12:08:06 AM   
GuntherHess


Posts: 5111
Joined: 12/13/2004
From: Frederick Maryland
Status: online 		That's interesting! Mine must be a transitional between the earlier ones with the address and yours where they moved the text down.
Thanks for the info all.

_____________________________

Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles

2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM
http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm

email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 14
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/16/2005 7:05:48 PM   
Flaschenjager


Posts: 1136
Joined: 12/21/2002
From: Central Virginia - USA
Status: offline 		Here's a look at my Mrs. Allen's, although it seems that it is a totally different Allen. It is a dark root beer (maybe) with some olive, amber. It pictured with an orange amber small bottle for comparison. Embossed: MRS. R. W. ALLEN / ESTABLISHED 1866 / DETROIT, MICH. Other side: MANUFACTURER / OF FINE COSMETICS / AND PERFUMERY




Attachment (1)

_____________________________

'Meech'

Our websites:
http://mysite.verizon.net/flaschenjager/bottles.html

Member of FOHBC - RABCA - APBCA
Editor of 'The Digger' in full color!

Please support the forums with a donation or purchase!

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 15
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/16/2005 7:07:25 PM   
Flaschenjager


Posts: 1136
Joined: 12/21/2002
From: Central Virginia - USA
Status: offline 		The other side ---




Attachment (1)

_____________________________

'Meech'

Our websites:
http://mysite.verizon.net/flaschenjager/bottles.html

Member of FOHBC - RABCA - APBCA
Editor of 'The Digger' in full color!

Please support the forums with a donation or purchase!

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 16
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/17/2005 10:03:26 AM   
amblypygi


Posts: 453
Joined: 4/6/2004
From: Western Massachusetts
Status: offline 		Hey Meech,

I have a label-only bottle from the same company, I wonder if the two were related.




Attachment (1)

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 17
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/18/2005 11:45:24 PM   
Flaschenjager


Posts: 1136
Joined: 12/21/2002
From: Central Virginia - USA
Status: offline 		Hey Sean-
Yours looks like the same Mrs. as mine and could possibly be related to the Allen at the top. I wonder what the red and white label in the first of two photos of your bottle had written. It looks like it was torn off.

_____________________________

'Meech'

Our websites:
http://mysite.verizon.net/flaschenjager/bottles.html

Member of FOHBC - RABCA - APBCA
Editor of 'The Digger' in full color!

Please support the forums with a donation or purchase!

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 18
RE: 2 Allen's Hair bottles - 6/19/2005 3:32:06 AM   
David E


Posts: 995
Joined: 5/24/2004
Status: offline 		Fike, shows MRS R. W. ALLEN ESTABLISHED
1866 DETROIT, MICH.
MANUFACTORS OF FINE COSMETICS AND PERFUMERY
Amber 5 3/4" x 2 5/16" x 1 1/2"

Mrs S.A. ALLENS
WORLD HAIR RESTORER
NEW YORK Base (VDR LONDON)
Inroduced in 1840 and advertised> 1942 by Fougera & Co New York
Bottles first imbossed 1855, by 1890 were embossed V.D. LONDON or VD & R. LONDON
AMBER 7 1/4" X 2 3/4" X 1 7/8"
5 COLOR VARIENTS

Mrs S.A. ALLENS WORLDS
HAIR BALSAM 355 BROOME St
NEW YORK
Advertised 1840 and 1900
Aqua 6 3/54" x 2 1/4" x 1 3/8"

Dave

< Message edited by David E -- 6/19/2005 3:55:00 AM >

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 19
RE: For all you SA Allen fans - 6/25/2005 4:43:45 PM   
bearswede


Posts: 2909
Joined: 9/28/2004
From: western mass
Status: offline 		Here's one for ya...




Attachment (1)

(in reply to GuntherHess)
Post #: 20
Page:   [1] 2   next >   >>
All Forums >> [Bottle Forums] >> What is it? BEFORE 1900 >> 2 Allen's Hair bottles Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Antique Bottles

Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

1.008