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Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/3/2008 12:08:01 PM   
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I bought this cobalt Harshorn on ebay. I have see a few of these over the years and they have always been described as handblown. It seems pretty atypical for a Hartshorn medicine, always wanted to examine one close up. Upon examining this one it is actually a machine made bottle. I'm not sure what the story behind this one is. The Crownford China Hartshorn repros are all marked. None of the examples of these I have seen have been dug. This makes me feel like its a later repro, that and the color. I think I'm going to declare it guilty until proven innocent.
Anyone have any info about these?

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/3/2008 6:25:12 PM   
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Don't know anything about it but it is a very nice bottle. Love the cobalt color.

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/3/2008 9:09:02 PM   
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DO you know about the history of crownford? Are they like wheaton? I had a nice honey AMBER INDIAN KICKAPOO MED. GORGEUS COLBALT BOTTLE,wonder if they always do bottles in great colors?

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/3/2008 9:54:29 PM   
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The cobalt Lockport, Gargling Oil is similarly made Gunth so that bottle of yours may not be a repro. If I saw it at a flea or a show i'd probably think it was though.
Crownford made a lot of things Glassman including reproduction type bottles. Below is an example. Smith's Special Elixir U.S.A. Lighting isn't ideal for taking pics at night here, but you can see it I think...




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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/3/2008 10:02:58 PM   
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nice window bottles!

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/4/2008 9:50:58 AM   
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The Crownford China Co was apparently an Italian company that made decorative collectables. They made a lot of repro bottles typically in weird colors.

On my repro medicine page you can see a labelled Hartshorn medicine made by them...
http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/Repros/Repros.htm

The cobalt hartshorn is made well and it has no marking on the bottom so maybe it is like those later Gargling Oil bottles Lobey. I need to do more research and see how late the company was selling products. Maybe it was a Centennial Anniversary promo item of something?

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/4/2008 10:03:27 AM   
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According to O'Dell they used the E. Hartshorn & Sons name up until 1935 so it may be an original Hartshorn bottle. Just need to find one with a label now... 

The firm of E. Hartshorn & Sons of Boston, MA made a number of medicinal products.  From the 1904 Pharmeceutical Era: Aromatic Syrup of Rhubarb, Hartshorn's Bitters (sold as early as 1876 was a labeled bitters Embossed Dr. Hartshorn's Family Medicines.-1894 also is found in a sample size), Hartshorn's Cordial, Hartshorn's Cure-All, Hartshorn's Family Pills, Liniment No. 18, and Hartshorn's Sarsaparilla (label only bottle-embossed E. Hartshorn & Sons, Boston, Mass. The company was listed as E. Hartshorn & Sons from 1867-1935.  In the later years they produced a cough balsam, diarrhea remedy, headache powders, Liniment No. 18 and a worm extract.   I also found a ketchup bottle attributed to this company. Digger

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/4/2008 11:55:41 PM   
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    It looks good to me.Maybe you beat the odds!

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/11/2008 9:08:39 PM   
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I saw a colbalt hartshorns in a group shop on the coast of Maine. I was thinking of purchasing it because it was a nice looking bottle and priced low at $7.00. Underneath the price it said reproduction which turned me off. Now I wished I had bought it because it was a nice looking display piece. 

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/11/2008 9:27:35 PM   
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Did it have an actual manufacturer's tag that said repro or was it something the shop put on there? Who was determining it was a repro?
Thanks for the info.

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/14/2008 8:34:15 PM   
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A YELLOW WARNERS WITH LABLE WAS ON EBAY JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.YES IT WAS CROWNFORD.

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/16/2008 11:14:02 AM   
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GuntherHess the one I saw in Maine had reproduction hand writen on price tag. Knowing that hartshrons has repros in different colors like their greens and yellows made me believe that this one could have been although this one wasn't a family medicine like most repros I see. Always a possibility seller didn't know what he had. Im headed to Maine this weekend and if the colbalt hartshorns is still there I will purchase it and then post a pic. If it is still there it should be easy to spot as it  was beside a blue ball and claw bitters.

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/16/2008 6:15:19 PM   
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quote:

A YELLOW WARNERS WITH LABLE WAS ON EBAY JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.YES IT WAS CROWNFORD.


Do you have a link for that one? I dont have one of those recorded.

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/16/2008 6:17:13 PM   
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quote:

Im headed to Maine this weekend and if the colbalt hartshorns is still there I will purchase it


Even if it is a repro it would be a good deal for you since they always sale much higher than that. See if you can get the dealer info and you or I can contact them and ask how they determined it was a repro. Thanks

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RE: Another Repro Hartshorn medicine? - 7/20/2008 3:50:49 PM   
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I took a ride to Maine over the weekend to hit some shops on the coast. Was held up for awhile when a boat fell off a trailer in the middle of the road on the way up a bridge. I did manage to get to the shop that had the colbalt hartshorns for sale and it wasn't there. In its place was this super nice Clevenger Bros. flask. Im not big on repros but this two tone was a beauty and followed me home. If  I run accross any info on the colbat hartshorns I saw I will let you know.




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