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Does anyone know what this Ruby Red Ladies Leg is? - 12/31/2004 7:21:48 AM    farwell   Posts: 17 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Hello I have two suffolk pig bitters and two amber fish shaped bitter and one ladys leg dark ruby red bottle are they worth anything? Picture cropped and reduced in size - please see Help - Using the Forum ---> Uploading a Picture - Admin Attachment (1) < Message edited by Admin -- 1/1/2005 7:37:51 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Pig and fish bitters - 12/31/2004 7:47:04 AM    drjhostetters   Posts: 162 Joined: 3/2/2004 Status: offline Hey Farwell, All old bottles are priceless in my opinion..to quote an old saying..."They don't make them like that anymore!" but seriously....do you want to sell those two (or at least one) of those piggy bottles?...my wife and I used to raise hogs several years ago and now we just collect "pig" memorabillia (sp.)...and they would look great in our collection...I will pay for shipping...E me and let me know how much you think you need...or are you in for a little bartering??? Let's talk... The Doc... _____________________________ The Doctor...Dr. J (in reply to farwell) Post #: 2

RE: Pig and fish bitters - 12/31/2004 7:52:45 AM    farwell   Posts: 17 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Hello I would be willing to sell them all if I was getting a fare price they were my dads and he past away I sorta need to know what thay are worth so I can sell them (in reply to farwell) Post #: 3

RE: Pig and fish bitters - 12/31/2004 9:02:54 AM    lobeycat Posts: 3616 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline Hi Farwell, The pigs if original will also have embossed "Philbrook & Tucker" and are pretty valuable. $400-$600 range. If they don't have the "Philbrook & Tucker" name there reproductions and worth 5 or 10 bucks. The fish if original will say; DOCTOR / FISCH'S BITTERS / W.H. WARE / PATENDED 1866 and are worth $200-$300. Repros 3 or 4 bucks. The ladies leg appears to be a late period ale bottle 1890's and not much value. I'll go out on a limb and say, judging from the lips on the pigs they are repros. and the fish are oil bottles. I've been wrong before though. Below is a pic of an original Dr. Fisch's. Good Luck, Rich. Attachment (1) (in reply to farwell) Post #: 4

RE: Pigs and fishs bitters Ruby Red Ladies Leg - 12/31/2004 9:07:11 AM    farwell   Posts: 17 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Ok thanks looks like it all junk then thanks (in reply to farwell) Post #: 5

RE: Pigs and fishs bitters Ruby Red Ladies Leg - 12/31/2004 3:36:38 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3616 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline There not junk Farwell. There handsome bottles, that just aren't worth a fortune. I like 'em (in reply to farwell) Post #: 6

RE: Pigs and fishs bitters Ruby Red Ladies Leg - 12/31/2004 4:21:59 PM    farwell   Posts: 17 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline The ladies leg is a dark rudy red it is 12 1/2" tall and it look like a large U with a letter A in it embossed on the bottom anyone know what this is? Thanks (in reply to farwell) Post #: 7

RE: Does anyone know what this Ruby Red Ladies Leg is? - 12/31/2004 9:00:32 PM    David E Posts: 995 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline I don't find anything on your trademark, reference the rubby ladies leg. However find the top which is called Champagne. And find that some compounds are expensive such as Ruby , it takes one ounce of gold to produce sixty pounds of ruby glass. (texaco inc. 1962; Munsey 1970) Ref "The Bottle Book" by Fike. Dave < Message edited by David E -- 12/31/2004 9:01:39 PM > (in reply to farwell) Post #: 8

RE: Does anyone know what this Ruby Red Ladies Leg is? - 12/31/2004 9:20:59 PM    farwell   Posts: 17 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline Thanks Dave so it is worth something then? (in reply to farwell) Post #: 9

RE: Does anyone know what this Ruby Red Ladies Leg is? - 1/1/2005 4:28:15 PM    David E Posts: 995 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline Try this site for Ladies Leg ruby bottle http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/search?invocationType=topsearchbox.%2Faol%2Fjsp%2Fsearch.jsp&query=Ruby+Red+Ladies+Leg+Bottle&x=27&y=13 Ruby Red bottle's - (what's the deal?) Every now and then I come across a bottle at a show or antique show that is pure red in color (not a flashed glass like many souvenier glasses or vases) but a pure red glass. These bottles while not extremely rare are somewhat unique as there are relativily few numbers of bottle shapes and styles that are made in this eye catching color. Anchor Hocking was one of the primary glass companies that put out these bottles - for schlitz beer, the cost of producing these bottles were much to high for the process to continue (it required expensive elements to be added to the molten glass (including remote traces of gold in some cases)) some of the bottles never made it out of the manufacturing process since they were test bottles. Other brands like schlitz were made in relativly high numbers and still can be found quite resonabilily priced for around $20. These bottles are alwalys sought after because of their great color - there are at least four bottles that were made in ruby red color probably more! Dave < Message edited by David E -- 1/1/2005 4:31:11 PM > (in reply to farwell) Post #: 10

RE: Does anyone know what this Ruby Red Ladies Leg is? - 1/1/2005 5:04:37 PM    farwell   Posts: 17 Joined: 12/31/2004 Status: offline I looked at the bottle some more I cant find any seams so it make me think it is blowen glass and at the top lip I put my finger in it and I can feel were the lip was put on if this helps any to ID it. Thanks,Gary (in reply to farwell) Post #: 11

RE: Pig and fish bitters - 1/2/2005 9:59:26 PM    S.C. Warner   Posts: 126 Joined: 1/2/2005 From: it happens out in Vegas, and it happens in Moline. Status: offline "my wife and I used to raise hogs several years ago and now we just collect "pig" memorabillia" Hi Dr. J. I just got this (below) pig salt shaker (maybe pepper, has 3 more holes in it's head than my one in a cigar box full of stuff from a garage sale. (I was buying the box not contents, the box was $1.00)I'd guesstimate it at vintage 1950's? If you want it just let me know where to send. (One old bottle to another.) --- lobeycat is correct in fish bottles, i used to have a few dug. There was also a rectangular one in our collection. amber and embossed fish on side of it. Cod liver oil. best, s.c. Attachment (1) (in reply to drjhostetters) Post #: 12

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