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Powell's Embrocation - 10/15/2005 9:28:49 PM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline This is one of those one's I picked up just because I liked it. Just under 8" tall, hinge mold, embossed on 3 sides /POWELLS EMBROCATION/ 602 S 2nd ST/ PHILADA. Crude with some nice whittle & looks & "feels" like 1860's. Don't expect it's worth a fortune, just wonderin' if anyone has seen another? A scarce one maybe? Attachment (1) < Message edited by wvbottlehead -- 10/15/2005 11:35:56 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Powell's Embrocation - 10/16/2005 8:55:40 AM    Miles   Posts: 248 Joined: 9/6/2005 From: New York Status: offline I don't think it's that old because usually the crown tops around back in the 1850's-60's were smaller, it's just something I notice on lots of the older crown tops. < Message edited by Miles -- 10/16/2005 9:01:24 AM > (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 2

RE: Powell's Embrocation - 10/16/2005 9:34:49 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 5129 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: POWELLS EMBROCATION/ 602 S 2nd ST/ PHILADA I have not seen that bottle. Baldwin lists an ad for Powell's Rheumatic Embrocation seen in 1887. That's most likely your bottle. I'd say its probably 1880's period, possibly late 1870s (its a bit hard to see photo). I'm assuming the lip is tooled and not applied? Anyway it seems fairly rare. Some Philada collect would probably pay decent for it. _____________________________ 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 wvbottlehead) Post #: 3

RE: Powell's Embrocation - 10/16/2005 10:58:22 AM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline Miles: I thought most of the double ringed tops were smaller on the later bottles - and this one is on the smaller side I think. (guess that would just shoot my own estimate down wouldn't it). GH: It is an an applied lip, I tried to take better pics, my camera isn't too cooperative. The mold mark is hard to see on the base also. Could be 1870-80 I guess. Either way I picked it up cheap & I think I'll keeper for awhile. Thanks! Frank Attachment (1) (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 4

RE: Powell's Embrocation - 10/16/2005 10:59:40 AM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline BASE Attachment (1) (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 5

RE: Powell's Embrocation - 10/16/2005 12:22:33 PM    Miles   Posts: 248 Joined: 9/6/2005 From: New York Status: offline Sorry bout that- it was hard to see the lip in the front. By the way there's another bottle like yours named "Powell's Rheumatic Embrocation." (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 6

RE: Powell's Embrocation - 10/16/2005 1:30:06 PM    CALDIGR2   Posts: 511 Joined: 6/20/2005 Status: offline Definitely late '60s to early '80s time frame for that manufacturing technique. Of course, this depends on the glass house that blew the bottle, as some "modernized" before others did. The type of applied top and "sparklematic" glass makes me lean toward the earlier portion of the time frame, though. (in reply to wvbottlehead) Post #: 7

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