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    Some things I picked up on vacation

    THORN'S / HOP & BURDOCK / TONIC / BRATTLEBORO, VT.
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    Do you have Moxie?

    I had no idea they were still around. And after trying it I am doubly surprised they are still around! Their quote on the side say's "Distinctly Different". It certainly was. It tastes very much like an old medicine. They are made in Bedford NH. I picked up a bottle while out east at the...
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    Who's Holton?

    This chestnut flask has an interesting portrait of someone named Holton painted on it. I have not been able to find out anything on him. Any ideas how to find out who is was?
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    My demi's

    These are most of my Demijohns. When I took some pictures of my largest and smallest bottles for another post I decided to take pictures of my demi's too. I do not know much about them. I use to pick them up from time to time. A couple of them are pontiled.
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    Does size matter?

    What are your biggest and smallest bottles? These are mine. I have a huge aqua 27" bottle marked "W T Co 1" on the base. I also have three tiny 2" bottles. One is a "SULTAN DRUG CO ST. LOUIS" and another is a "SOZODNT // FOR THE / TEETH / AND / BREATH // SOZODNT". The third is an unmarked...
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    Pontiled Druggist Wanted

    Here is a list of states I would like to get a pontiled druggist from. I also prefer that the word "druggist", "apothecary", "pharmacy", "chemist" or the equivalent is embossed as well. Alabama Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas...
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    Color Druggist Wanted

    Here is a list of states I would like to get a colored druggist from. I am looking for something beyond clear or aqua. I also prefer that the word "druggist", "apothecary", "pharmacy", "chemist" or the equivalent is embossed as well. Alaska Arizona Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Idaho...
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    Picture Druggists Wanted

    Here is a list of states I would like to get a picture druggist from. I am looking for a recognizable picture of something. Like a mortar and pestle, an animal or a person. I am not interested in just a ribbon, circle, box etc. I also prefer that the word "druggist", "apothecary", "pharmacy"...
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    Some new colored druggists

    I recently added some new colored druggists to my collection. An 8 3/4" green BARTLETT & PLUMMER / DRUGGIST & CHEMISTS / NEW YORK (3rd from right) and an 8 1/8" amber Cook, Everett & Pennell Druggists Portland, ME. (2nd from right) I had gotten the Portland bottle as a trade candidate...
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    Teal Oregon Druggist sold for $$$

    Wow, a beautiful bottle. I love colored druggist and those with graphics. It sold for $1,527. Makes me wonder what the most was ever paid for a bottle with "druggist" on it. Teal Druggist sold on eBay "Extremely Rare Oregon Medicine- Dark Teal Pfunder This is the LARGE size...
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    Mineral Water with an "M"

    Does any one know who this Mineral Water bottle was made for?
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    A pair of Weiss Eagles

    I now have two Weiss Pharmacy Philada Pa druggists with Eagles
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    Beer embossed TCB Co

    Does any one know what brewery had bottles embossed TCB Co?
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    My son's first privy

    I figured it is time to get the next generation involved in digging. We had tried a farm dump on Memorial Day without much luck. I decided to have Benjamin help me dig a privy at a friend's house. It was a newer site than I would prefer but hoped we would turn up some druggist bottles from my...
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    What is your favorite embossing?

    Post some pictures of your favorite embossing on bottles.
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    Lets see some embossed black glass

    I once was going to try and collect embossed black glass. Unfortunately I rarely see it and can seldom afford it. I would love to see what black glass you have. Or describe one you have heard of. I'll start with one of the few I have.
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    open pontil H. G. FARRELLS ARABIAN LINIMENT PEORIA - Aqua Illinois medicine for sale

    History Two brothers Hiram G. Farrell and William B. Farrell started selling Arabian Liniment in the 1840s. They originally came from Mt. Pleasant, PA in 1836. They started their drug store in Peoria by 1837. They are listed in the first Peoria City Directory in 1844. The Farrell bottles...
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    labeled and embossed amber Gladstone's Celery and Pepsin Compound Danville Ills

    History The bottle is embossed that the medicine was made by the Maslico Medicine Co., the front label has a seal with Maslico, but the back label indicates the Raimer-Heinly Company. As the name of the medicine is the same on both I assume they renamed themselves or were bought out. Dug...
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    Amber WM STEIN BLUE ISLAND ILL blob soda with closure and star on base

    Description I have not been able to find much out about this bottle. It is an odd shape for a soda, but that is the only way I see it listed. I suppose it could be a beer too. It has a nice closer which I do not find too often on soda bottles. It has an interesting star on the base too...
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    scarce CHARLES REUTER Lebanon ILL aqua long neck blob soda - lip chips for sale

    History Charles J. Reuter was born in Germany in 1839. His family moved to St. Louis in 1849. In 1858 they moved to Lebanon where Charles' father had a grocery. At some point Charles moved to New Orleans and worked at a brewery. In 1863 he moved to St. Louis. In 1868 he moved back to...

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