Druggist bottles

[mctaggart67]

That's really cool to have bottles with a connection to Louis Riel like that. Which druggist? To me personally it would be a lot more special to find something connected to Riel than something connected to a former prime minister. I should look into the histories of the druggists behind the local bottles I have, a few of them I've looked into and never been able to find much information but some I've never gotten around to researching.

Dr. F.X. Valade. His report that Riel was, well, insane, to "Sir" John A. was ordered altered in the official record by the prime minister himself. He remarked to a colleague, whose name I can't recall right now, but I'm sure it was a cabinet minister, that Valade wouldn't dare say a word because Valade received a substantial federal salary as a Dominion Food Inspector or some such. Anyhow, Macdonald was right about Valade staying quiet. The bottle I have is also bilingual, though I doubt it was intentional. See the "AND CIE" on the bottle?

 

[mctaggart67]

Other Canadian druggist bottles I have with famous connections include bottles from Nellie McClung's husband, W.O. Mitchell's father, Syl Apps' father, brothers of provincial premiers, etc. Sorry for the esoteric Canadianisms. I also enjoy finding bottles from, say, three different brothers who operated in three different Canadian provinces or such relationships as father-son, father-daughter, and so on. Then there's Dr. Samuel A. Metherall, who had to skip Vancouver in the late 1890s when he was accussed of murdering a patient (she died, but not from murder). I love the bottle I have from his pharmacy. No matter what you collect, collect with passion!

 

[CanadianBottles]

Dr. F.X. Valade. His report that Riel was, well, insane, to "Sir" John A. was ordered altered in the official record by the prime minister himself. He remarked to a colleague, whose name I can't recall right now, but I'm sure it was a cabinet minister, that Valade wouldn't dare say a word because Valade received a substantial federal salary as a Dominion Food Inspector or some such. Anyhow, Macdonald was right about Valade staying quiet. The bottle I have is also bilingual, though I doubt it was intentional. See the "AND CIE" on the bottle?

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Oh that's an Ottawa bottle too, I'll have to keep an eye out for that one then! I've got a lot of Ottawa druggist bottles but none from Dr. Valade. I should look more into the history of some of my other Ottawa druggists, since it's the capital there could well be some that have connections with historically significant people. I do have a plate fragment from the Russell House hotel where Wilfred Laurier lived, so it definitely could have been a plate that he ate off of, but of course there's no way to be sure, and I don't know if it's even from the right era for that.

 

[dab46]

I have a niece that is a pharmacist, found a bottle with a pharmacy from her state with her last name. Made a nice gift.

 

[dab46]

That's really cool to have bottles with a connection to Louis Riel like that. Which druggist? To me personally it would be a lot more special to find something connected to Riel than something connected to a former prime minister. I should look into the histories of the druggists behind the local bottles I have, a few of them I've looked into and never been able to find much information but some I've never gotten around to researching.

I have several canadian druggist bottles I would trade for US meds. or Wisconsin bottles ect. if interested.

 

[CanadianBottles]

I have several canadian druggist bottles I would trade for US meds. or Wisconsin bottles ect. if interested.

I don't think I have many US meds unfortunately, definitely nothing from Wisconsin. I think most if not all the US stuff I have is pretty common.

 

[Wildcat wrangler]

I'm not saying this to discourage anyone, but collecting slick bottles (no embossing on its side) is the wrong way to collect bottles. Unless they are being repurposed for some other use like a vase, a replacement lip for another bottle or something else they are very boring and unattractive. Stick to collecting embossed examples, which are vastly more interesting in appearance/history and recycle the slicks.

I don’t collect them, they found me! Oh, and u got my number…. I am all about the embossed ones. I added 5 to my collection, during the past week. And your right about the history- the old stories are what I love best about bottle collecting. I think every bottle I have researched has the crazy stories and surprising twists and turns in its history- love that stuff!


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[Screwtop]

I dug up my first embossed druggist bottles a few weeks ago. Ashland Pa is a very small town located in Schuylkill County Pa. My grandmother lives within walking distance of the town, so these are really special bottles for me.

 

[5 gallon collector]

For more info on C J Peters - or any of the others - check out online city directories. A quick look for Sacramento directories found many years available. I picked just one, 1903, and Peters is listed. It would not take too long to go year by year, see when he was first and finally listed. Chas. J., apothecary. Attached is his 1910 census entry; born north of the northern border, proprietor, drug store. And a notice of his death in 1925.

 

[Screwtop]

Big city, little value, I know, but it's a Kentucky bottle. While rarity may be a far cry from say, my Ashland Pennsylvania bottles above, it still belonged to a pharmacy that served the city of Lexington in the early 1900s, and that's something cool to think about.

I'm not really sure what this one is. It is pharmacy style, but the embossing is rounded, and odd. It has a 5 on the base. Other than that, there are no identifying marks like a city. It dates to around the 1910-1920 era as far as I know. I cannot find a Dr. G. M. Mooney anywhere.