This is a cures bottle which I found in the back yard of an old home when I was digging to replace a water line. It was made by The Herb Medicine Co. of Springfield OH. I've done some research in the Bottle Bible and other books, and as near as I can tell, this was made between 1860 and 1903...
I FOUND A BLUE-GREEN BOTTLE THAT HAS LIGHTNING DROPS SPRINGFIELD OHIO ON TNE SIDE. IT ALSO SAYS NO RELIEF NO PAY. CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS ITEM?
I posted a message the other day concerning an auto/manual fire extinguisher which I discovered in the basement of an old home that I own. Not knowing when it was made, I inadvertantly posted it in the Before 1900 section. I have since found out more about its history thanks to the many replies...
tHESE ARE PICS OF AN AUTO FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN POSSIBLY PURCHASING IT FROM ME, E-MAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW.
I currently have an antique globe fire extinguisher made by the Auto Fyr Stop Co. of Philadelphia. It is in very good condition. The globe as well as the liquid inside is clear and sets in a wall bracket which contains a spring loaded firing pin that swings forward and pierces the globe upon...