Many of us have heard of "the ghost in the machine", but how about "the ghost in the glass"? I was taking pictures of my collection for insurance and thought I'd share this with you kind folks. I saw this at an auction back in 2003, but when I saw it lookin' back at me, I knew I had to have...
Hello everyone. It seems that several people think that I was guessing about the identity of this bottle, but that is not so. I saw one at a show with a label, and the label carried the same monogram of the G R, and it said ketchup. :)
Your bottle is a ketchup from Philadelphia. I have one and wondered for several years what it was until I saw one with a label. Unfortunately, I don't remember what the initials stand for! By the way, it comes in at least two sizes. Mine is 8" tall, and is the smaller of the two that I've...
Thanks epackage. I saw that in my preliminary research, but figured that the "rare" was referring to the green color. Got excited there for a split second. Even though its not a fancy color, I love the embossed figure, and of course the medical claim. :)
Hi everyone. I just picked up this mineral water bottle in a local antique shop, along with a couple of medicines, but I can't find any info on it. Embossing along the bottom front reads "THE GREATEST DYSPEPSIA WATER EVER DISCOVERED". It could be from PA, VA, WV, or MD. If it was from...
Hey. I still swear by sudsy ammonia. I've used it on several "mystery goos", with good results. You do need patience though. Sometimes it just softens the stuff enough that you can get globs of it stuck to a coat hanger, then pull it out that way. Careful not to scratch your bottle with the...
From what I've seen and heard, the reproductions have a strange, small pontil, while alll of the originals are smooth based, despite being of Civil War vintage.