Dr. Peter Fahrney preparation embossed typo?

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steveinlanc

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I have a clear glass bottle embossed on one side:

"THE RELIABLE OLD-TIME PREPARATION FOR HOME USE"

On the opposite side:

"PREPARED BY DR. PETER FAHRHEY [sic] & SONS CO. CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A."

The bottom of the bottle has embossed in a circle "FAHRNEY CHICAGO", and in the center "70" and what looks like the International Glass logo.

Is the "FAHRHEY" typo a common thing or do I have an odd bottle? I'm assuming the bottle is post-1900 because it has a screw top, but the mold lines stop before the screw part.

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yo, never seen one with a screw top, lets see it, farneys bottles are pretty common ive dug some cork top versions mike
 

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PREPARED BY Dr PETER
FAHRNEY & SONS CO CHICAGO.
ILL. U.S.A. THE RELIABLE
OLD-TIME PREPARATION FOR
HOME USE
(Base) FAHRNEY CHICAGO
Clear 9" x 2 11/16" x 2 11/16"
ABM

Dave
 

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It sounds like you have an odd one. I'd think less common if machine made. I don't think makers were letting spelling go like the early bottles. Is the screw top ground? The embossing looks a bit crude for machine made too.
Can you put up some pics of the top or the whole thing?
That's my humble opinion.
 

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Here ya go.... let me know what you think about this puppy.

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It's machine made. The only other ABM error I can think of is a backward Z on a bromo. I still don't recall a screw top Fahrneys though. I do think I read that Peter (the 3rd by this time), while in competition with David?, was still in operation. Google had so much I got confused.
 

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This item may be attractive to some of the Fahrney family members who collect the products. Being screw top i'm not sure it would have much appeal to bottle collectors in general. I have not seen this error before and i've seen quite a few Fahrney bottles.

Yes, the Fahrney family medicine business history is a bit hard to follow.
 

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How would I find Fahrney family members who might be interested? Also, is this really THAT rare, and what does that mean in terms of value? Sorry but I don't really know much about really unusual bottles and I appreciate any help you guys can give.
 

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