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Would this be common - 9/4/2005 2:09:19 AM    BigJohn69   Posts: 27 Joined: 8/28/2005 Status: offline it a sarsparilla bottle that still has its seal on the top,,, is this the way they got around the prohibition laws?,,thanks,,bj Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Would this be common - 9/4/2005 2:10:07 AM    BigJohn69   Posts: 27 Joined: 8/28/2005 Status: offline the seal Attachment (1) < Message edited by BigJohn69 -- 9/4/2005 2:10:38 AM > (in reply to BigJohn69) Post #: 2

RE: Would this be common - 9/4/2005 4:00:47 AM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline What sort of age is it John ? it looks pre-prohibition but it's hard to tell. Nice bottle BTW . (in reply to BigJohn69) Post #: 3

RE: Would this be common - 9/4/2005 8:30:49 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 5160 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline That looks like a tax stamp on the top. http://www.rdhinstl.com/mm/rs304.htm Are you talking about prohibition in the U.S. 1920-1930s? That bottle looks a lot earlier than that. _____________________________ 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 BigJohn69) Post #: 4

RE: Would this be common - 9/4/2005 12:57:31 PM    BigJohn69   Posts: 27 Joined: 8/28/2005 Status: offline Yea i thought maybe it was a way of getting around the alcohol laws is by putting alcohol in medicines, I have to say I dont know whats what,lol,, the name is radways and on the back of it it says "enter d accord to act of congress" i thought that might be because it had alcohol in it,, its a resolvent, Im certainly not going to try it but I wonder if it still is good, bahahahaha,, I was fooled by the tax label across the top seen mostly on alcohol bottle to this day,,,John (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 5

RE: Would this be common - 9/4/2005 2:09:50 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5160 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline That medicine was probably made about 1880. Patent medicines, perfumes, tobacco,and other products were taxed at that time. The bottle normally goes for about $10-15. With the contents and tax stamp maybe a bit more. A paper label would definately increase the value. _____________________________ 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 BigJohn69) Post #: 6

RE: Would this be common - 9/4/2005 10:51:36 PM    whiskeyman Posts: 2020 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline BIGJOHN...actually it was the English taxing gin that brought about Bitters-Coltick Water-Gripe, with Bitters becoming the more popular term. Gin sellers merely added various herbs to their products and sold them as "medicinal liquor." The Revenue Act of 1862 was when the US Gov't. 1st initiated taxes upon many items, this included Patent Medicines, Bitters, and Liquors. [I imagine the Radway bottle embossing refers to this Act]. Since the tax on liquor was much higher than the tax on medicines, once again taxation became a major consideration of the alcohol consumer. The popularity of Bitters climbed rapidly during this period and probably explains why the vast majority of Bitters bottles were produced between 1860 and 1900. (loosely taken from Cecil Munsey's book: The Illustrated Guide to Collecting Bottles) _____________________________ * Member: Bristol Historical Assoc...and, Friends of Steeles Creek Nature Center & Park President: Bristol Tenn-Va Bottle Club Author of: Spirits & Medicinal Bottles of Bristol,TN-VA. My WebSite: www.bristol-tenn-va-bottles.com (in reply to BigJohn69) Post #: 7

RE: Would this be common - 9/5/2005 12:43:28 AM    BigJohn69   Posts: 27 Joined: 8/28/2005 Status: offline That is some good info, I actually broke down and bought a glass book off ebay, it should be here next week, I cant wait to read up the various bottles, I go to between 2 and 5 auctions a week looking for marbles and am always running across bottles in my quest, the bottles im showing in these post kinda fell on my lap per say,,, I do have 1 bitters in the group and possibly 2 one isnt labeled just a figure of a devil on one side and a woman on the other in amber, could be syrup i dont know, the one that says bitters on it is a saxlhner bitterquelle in green base glass,,,john I also got alot of perfumes and stoppers and alot of apocathy(sp) bottles < Message edited by BigJohn69 -- 9/5/2005 12:47:38 AM > (in reply to whiskeyman) Post #: 8

RE: Would this be common - 9/5/2005 1:38:36 AM    David E Posts: 995 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline SAXLEHNER HUNYADI JANOS BITTERQUELLE Long story on this one Bottle in use after 1863. And were also used by others Olive green 9/14"x2 18/16" Dave (in reply to BigJohn69) Post #: 9

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