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Oxygenized Cod Liver Oil Bottle - 9/1/2010 10:02:21 PM    lastmanstanding   Posts: 28 Joined: 6/6/2010 Status: online Hello all, I salvaged an interesting medicine bottle from an old building and wondered if anyone had any information about it.  It is an embossed rectangular medicine and reads OXYGENIZED PURE COD LIVER OIL on front panel, and SLOCUM'S and NEW YORK CITY on the side panels. I hope to post a pic soon, the bottle is still being soaked to remove some old contents. I don't normally keep bottles that aren't locals but this one's name caught my eye. I hope someone might be able to tell me a little more about it. Post #: 1

RE: Oxygenized Cod Liver Oil Bottle - 9/2/2010 12:57:48 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2420 Joined: 4/17/2005 Status: offline maybe this will help >> I have two medicine bottles that I cannot find in any of the general price guides and am hoping you recognize them or could give me an idea of their general value. this should actually be the second email you get from me...I sent another regarding your publications. Anyway the first bottle I have is:approx. 9.25 inch tall aqua bim rectangular in shape w/ seven planes embossing: front plane inset: T.A. SLOCUM CO / MANF G CHEMISTS / NEW YORK-LONDON it has a circular trademark with an anchor in the middle and the words HOPE IS THE ANCHOR OF THE SOUL encircling it. left (side) plane: PSYCHINE right (side) plane: FOR CONSUMPTIONS AND LUNG TROUBLES The second bottle is: approx. 8.5 inch tall aqua bim blob top round embossing: JOHN C. BAKER / CITRATE / OF / MAGNESIA Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Rob Kirkman Rob, Your first bottle is a product of the T.A. Slocum Company located at 548 Pearl St. in New York. the label read: Pyschine, An infallible Remedy for Consumption and all Disorders of the Throat, Lungs and Heart. Branch Offices in London, Paris, Karlsbad, Montreal, Havana, Rome, Madrid, City of Mexico..." In 1888, He was listed as Dr. T.A. Slocum and was selling four other products: Slocum's Plasters, Slocum's Coltsfoot Expectorant, Slocum's Oxygenated Cod Liver Oil and Psychine. Around 1880, Thomas Slocum formulated his most popular medicine, Ozomulsion.a flesh forming food.The sales of this medicine peaked about the turn of the century. In 1948 the company was still in business at the Pearl St. Address. The Psychine sells for $10-15. Your second bottle is a product of John C. Baker & Co. Druggists's 100 N. 8th St Philadelphia. He is liosted at several other addresses in that city as well. He was in business as early as 1858. Producing both the citrate and several types of cod liver oil bottle as well. He was still listed in business as John C. Baker Company, at 10th and Cherry Sts. Philadelphia in 1915. It is likely that the company changed hands a number of times over the years. If your bottle is one of the earlier ones, it might be pontiled and would be worth more than a later oen. I'd estimate the value to be in the $10-20 range. Digger http://www.bottlebooks.com/questions/1999miscel/may.htm (in reply to lastmanstanding) Post #: 2

RE: Oxygenized Cod Liver Oil Bottle - 9/2/2010 11:04:58 PM    lastmanstanding   Posts: 28 Joined: 6/6/2010 Status: online Hello whiskeyman, thanks for forwarding me the information about Slocum and his products.  It will give me a better idea how to go about finding more about the product, at any rate I'm glad that I was able to save the bottle before it was buried forever. (in reply to lastmanstanding) Post #: 3

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