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Not for sale

Never seen a Townsend's in clear before! Looks like a greyish or ameythistine tint.
- doublecollar
- Post #4
- Aug 10, 2012
- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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D. Mortimore, St. Louis

Here is the other side of the D. MORTIMORE'S GREAT AMERICAN FEVER & AGUE TONIC ST. LOUIS MO. This is an aqua pontiled medicine with a lot going for it: 10-sided, embossed with the proprietor, product, and origin, and the word "AMERICAN".
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- Post #12
- Feb 10, 2012
- Forum: Pontils Only
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What cities are known to have pontiled druggist bottles?

I remember there being a pontiled bitters from San Antonio, Texas listed in Bill Ham's Bitters Bottles book. I've spent countless hours trying to uncover unknown Virginia pontiled medicines (excluding those from modern day West Virginia), and researching the ones I know to exist. I will not...
- doublecollar
- Post #127
- Jan 23, 2012
- Forum: Pontils Only
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Sad News

Here's an act of John's selflessness that most of you probably don't know. About three years back John privately sold his labeled pontiled medicine collection (about 25 bottles) to finance his run for a spot on the local School Board. He did this out of a sense of obligation to serve his...
- doublecollar
- Post #20
- Nov 1, 2011
- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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Questions for deepbluedigger

And the pontil scar. Excuse the base dust. The fellow I bought the bottle from keeps his collection on open shelves and I haven't washed it out. Appears to retain some original content residue as well.
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- Post #11
- May 16, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Questions for deepbluedigger

The other sides.
- doublecollar
- Post #10
- May 16, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Questions for deepbluedigger

Sorry about the quality of the images. The bottle is perfectly clear, no gray tint.
- doublecollar
- Post #9
- May 16, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Questions for deepbluedigger

Thanks guys for the responses. And Jerry thanks much for the information. Let me see what I can do to post some photos of the Dr. Roberts.
- doublecollar
- Post #7
- May 14, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Questions for deepbluedigger

Hello Jerry. I have an English medicine that I can find only a little about. It is clear, rectangular with narrowly bevelled corners, flared lip rolled on top of itself, irregular solid rod pontil scar (as I remember), a little shy of 5" in height, and embossed ANTI-SCORBUTIC DROPS //...
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- Thread
- May 12, 2011
- Replies: 11
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Beware...

Well, here's the final chapter in this tale for those who may find themselves in a similar situation. The claim was paid by the USPS within the past week! The seller didn't insure it for quite all of the purchase price, $500 versus $513, but I am happy and surprised. I did not have the...
- doublecollar
- Post #16
- Jan 15, 2009
- Forum: General Chat
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Beware...

I have given a lot of thought about whether or not to file a claim, and decided I would present the facts to the local post office, and see what their position was. So I took the bottle, packaging with the insurance sticker, e-mail correspondence from the seller where he claims it was undamaged...
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- Post #15
- Nov 24, 2008
- Forum: General Chat
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How did you get your name?

Don't you hate those people that abuse defenseless animals like this dog? [:@]
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- Post #41
- Nov 10, 2008
- Forum: General Chat
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Beware...

The bottle WAS insured according to the seller. He was so pleased with the price he received he sent an e-mail saying postage and insurance would be on him. I'd be pretty pleased too if I was getting $513 for maybe a $100 bottle, maybe. Now, so the bottle was insured by the USPS, so what...
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- Post #10
- Nov 3, 2008
- Forum: General Chat
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Beware...

Sorry lobeycat, I don't have a digital camera, and at current I don't have access to the internet from home. Using public computers and friends for now. I noticed someone else mentioned in his or her ebay feedback about an item this guy sold that it was broken, but left him positive feedback...
- doublecollar
- Post #4
- Oct 31, 2008
- Forum: General Chat
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Beware...

I bought a pontiled medicine on ebay, and paid all the money and then some. The crudeness and unusual collar sold me on it. However, when the bottle arrived it had a 1/2 crack on the corner of two embossed panels, which of course was not disclosed by the seller in his descriptions. Not only...
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- Thread
- Oct 27, 2008
- Replies: 18
- Forum: General Chat