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WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/2/2006 3:41:59 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 745 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline Hey all! I just traded a neat old bath water tester (Dr. Forbes) for these here and the A&W bottle in the other thread. Left to right, ~ Tinct. Arnica. for external use, put up by WW Mason ~ Peragoric, (with extensive directions) and a label on the back warning "CAUTION. Be careful to keep this medicine out of the way of children, as the effect of too large a quantity at one time would be very unpleasant and attended with danger." Put up by WW Mason. .~ Tinct. Rhubarb. Dose "As a pugative".. Put up by WW Mason. ~ Pure Concentrated Extract Jamaica Ginger Excellent in cases of Sudden colds, chills, Cholera, Morbus, Diarrhea. Etc. Dose from one half to one teaspoonful according to age and nessesity, Dilute freely and sweeten to taste. Prepared expressly for FAMILY USE. Prepared by WW Mason, Limerick Maine. Comments? I think the Ginger MIGHT be pontiled. It must have been refired? Isn't sharp, isn't an embossed "O" or letter...Pic to follow below... Attachment (1) _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! Post #: 1

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/2/2006 3:44:29 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 745 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline Also, all these have the origonal seals on the top, never opened....the contents evaporated, and the Peragoric still reeks nasty. Pontil on the Ginger???? Attachment (1) _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! (in reply to Oldtimer) Post #: 2

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/2/2006 3:45:56 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 745 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline Another "pontil" pic.. Attachment (1) _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! (in reply to Oldtimer) Post #: 3

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/2/2006 4:02:44 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5160 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Hi, Your medicines look like they date to the mid 1890s +/-10yrs. The one is not pontil marked you are just seeing impressions from the mold I think. Are they embossed at all or just paper label? I've seen some Mason bottles from R.I. _____________________________ 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 Oldtimer) Post #: 4

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/2/2006 4:08:03 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 745 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline No embossing. I suspected the "pontil" was just mold slag.. _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 5

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/2/2006 4:09:21 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 745 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline double post, sorry. < Message edited by Oldtimer -- 8/2/2006 4:10:08 PM > _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 6

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/2/2006 4:34:53 PM    bttlmark   Posts: 402 Joined: 11/23/2005 From: N.E. Florida Status: offline When I was a kid my Grandmother cooked up some rhubarb and it almost purged me! (in reply to Oldtimer) Post #: 7

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/12/2006 11:58:00 PM    Sam_MaineBottles Posts: 371 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Mid-coast Maine Status: offline Hi Oldtimer - I checked my ME med listings for the book I'm working on but had no listing for a Mason from Limerick.  Did some searching and found the following info - William W. Mason, born in 1843 in Maine or England (conflicting info). In 1870 he was a woolen mill worker, no occupation given in 1900. From the early 1870s into the early 1900s he was a notary and justice of the peace in Limerick. My guess is that Mason dabbled in medicine/extract manufacturing around when Matt (Guntherhess) suggested, 1890s or so. If you're willing to part with one of the bottles send me a PM, I don't have a ME med bottle from Limerick. Later - Sam _____________________________ Author of 'Maine Bottlers and Their Bottles, 1840-1980' (in reply to Oldtimer) Post #: 8

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/13/2006 3:31:44 PM    Oldtimer Posts: 745 Joined: 5/13/2004 From: Effingham NH. Where else? Status: offline Tell you what Sam, if you would send in the required amount to make me a supporting member, I'll give you the peragoric.What do you think? _____________________________ STOP THE CAR !! I think I see a cellarhole !!! (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 9

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/14/2006 1:24:12 PM    Sam_MaineBottles Posts: 371 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Mid-coast Maine Status: offline Sounds like a deal - I'll PM you with my address info, etc. -Sam _____________________________ Author of 'Maine Bottlers and Their Bottles, 1840-1980' (in reply to Oldtimer) Post #: 10

RE: WW Mason Limerick Maine druggist bottles - 8/14/2006 9:12:06 PM    Sam_MaineBottles Posts: 371 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Mid-coast Maine Status: offline Hey Oldtimer - PM won't go thru to you - 'undeliverable' - try sending me a message. - Sam _____________________________ Author of 'Maine Bottlers and Their Bottles, 1840-1980' (in reply to Sam_MaineBottles) Post #: 11

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