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medicine bottle-real? - 6/8/2005 12:22:09 AM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi everyone, i had this bottle for about 12 years, i believe it was purchased in frederick md. i'm not sure if this was an original bottle or some one had it made? it's 5 3/8" tall, 1 3/4" across base, 1 1/4" deep. the bottom is embossed with what look's like knoxal, and the #3. the bottle is just so clean? any help with this would be greatly appreciated. thanks rhona Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/8/2005 12:55:45 AM    madman   Posts: 4680 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey rona its real, im gona say late thirties is when they started the painted labels,i may be wrong but i think its original mike nice bottle!!!! (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 2

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/8/2005 11:01:17 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi mike, thanks for the reply. would a bottle like have any value? thanks again, rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 3

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/9/2005 1:22:23 AM    madman   Posts: 4680 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey rohna, sure that bottle has value, im sure there are collectors who collect this type of bottle, i think its a cool bottle, and id keep it in my collection mike (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 4

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/9/2005 1:52:48 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2015 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline RHONA...not many of those ACL pharmacy bottles were made and few survived...They don't last too well in dumps. There's only one drugstore ACL variant known from each of 3 of my local towns. Perhaps they didn't catch on.. Years ago a fellow in W.VA was collecting those and paying anywhere from $5-10 each for nice examples. _____________________________ * 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 Trying not to break it) Post #: 5

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/9/2005 8:27:52 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4913 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online They are typically of local interest so it would have more value if you could research where it is from. I live in Frederick and collect local bottles but that one doesnt sound familar to me. _____________________________ 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 Trying not to break it) Post #: 6

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/12/2005 12:11:36 AM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi mike, whiskeyman & guntherhess, thanks for looking and the information. started checking 1930 census, but that' going to take some time. thanks again, rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 7

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/12/2005 2:09:36 PM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline How bout 1930 in Loraine Town TEXAS? thats the only Dr. Thomas a. Martin I saw.......but WHO knows? could be a local guy that came along later, most people that collect local stuff want the town name on it anyway but thats still a nice bottle ( I like his hours!) and you got the name on it and that guy might have family out there lookin fer his stuff..... < Message edited by wvbottlehead -- 6/12/2005 2:14:26 PM > (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 8

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/15/2005 11:43:20 AM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi wvbottleman, thanks for looking and the information. this one may remain unknown for awhile. rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 9

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/19/2005 3:48:17 AM    RazorsEdge   Posts: 238 Joined: 5/8/2005 Status: offline Hey its real i found one over here with a local docs info and phone numbers on it in a 40s-50s dump. I thought it was pretty cool. Oh yeah and I thought it was really funny because it said "please return this bottle" on it LOL guess they forgot or somethin < Message edited by RazorsEdge -- 6/19/2005 3:49:04 AM > (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 10

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/20/2005 9:19:34 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi razorsedge, that's neat, you wouldn't think they would reuse a medicine bottle. maybe the doc. was just starting practice and was on a tight budget?? rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 11

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/20/2005 9:31:03 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4913 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online Usually merchants were more worried about other people reusing thier bottles. Filling them with substandard products and selling them as the original owners product. I think that's the main reason they wanted them back. For medicines anyway. Recycling medicines could have been desirable during the Depression era when all money was tight. For stuff like milk and soda refilling bottles was pretty common but even with them the merchants were worried about competitors using thier bottles. An early beer company here went as far as to bust all the tops off thier used beers. Almost every one found in the old town dump was missing the top. < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 6/20/2005 9:38:02 PM > _____________________________ 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 Trying not to break it) Post #: 12

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/20/2005 10:45:03 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi guntherhess, thanks for the information, very interesting. i know they reuse bottles when there was a return deposit on them (many years ago) did they reuse old beer bottles? thanks rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 13

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/25/2005 3:05:05 AM    madman   Posts: 4680 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey rhona i was browsing on ebay, and found this thought you might like madman Attachment (1) (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 14

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/25/2005 3:15:28 AM    madman   Posts: 4680 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline dang heres another? it would be cool to have a whole collection of these mike Attachment (1) (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 15

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/26/2005 10:53:45 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2171 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi mike, thanks for posting the other pics. that means there is posibilty of finding more. i think i'm partial to my cork top. rhona (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 16

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/27/2005 1:35:16 AM    madman   Posts: 4680 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline o yes i agree the cork top is much cooler! believe it or not id never seen an acl medicine, thanks for sharing mike < Message edited by madman -- 6/27/2005 1:35:58 AM > (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 17

RE: medicine bottle-real? - 6/28/2005 12:06:50 AM    Bottleman Posts: 851 Joined: 9/3/2004 From: Central Pennsylvania Status: offline I have dug maybe about 7 of theses pyro medicines but never a cork top one. The funny thing is though just about all of them had the company name but never a town so I don’t know if they are local or not. Most of the time after I dig them and let the dry off, the paint will just flake off like on milk bottles. Here’s a picture of the three in my collection that have locations on them. ~~Tom Attachment (1) (in reply to Trying not to break it) Post #: 18

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