Thank you, I think you are both correct.
I found some references to a Towle's Pennyroyal and Steel and a Blanchard'e Apiol and Steel in More Secret Remedies by the British Medical Association 1912. In both cases they contained Iron Sulphate so I guess that's it.
I should have known that as I...
A bottle I have in my collection (image below) is embossed:
HEALTH STRENGTH & ENERGY
BALDWIN'S
QUININE & STEEL ELIXIR
WALWORTH LONDON
What do you thing "STEEL" actually was? Can it really have been bits of steel....
Because I collect 19th century medicine bottles I get tempted to buy home remedy books from the same period ;)
I just purchased Cox's Companion To The Family Medicine Chest and what is interesting is that it has 6 pages of labels to cut out at the back. I have never seen that before.
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Auction January 26th
TW Conroy Gallery
101 West Main Street
Elbridge, NY 13060
315.689.3342
Lot 1071 H.W. Bostwick Oak Orchard Acid Springs
Lot 1071 Rushton & Aspinwall, No. 86 William St & 110 Broadway New York
Thank you Steve and thank you to all the Members who help make the forum such a fantastic resource for anyone interested in bottles.
Merry Christmas to All.....
- Roger
John - The problem is that here in the UK the banks charge a minimum of $12.50 for paying in a dollar cheque. Converting dollars to UK pounds and then back again to pay our US hosting service is not very practical either.
Working through a good friend's PayPal account is one way but I have...
Have you seen this Irish bottle before or something similar? Can you help identify and date it?
It is green glass embossed with an image of St. Patrick bordered by shamrocks. It was found in the foundations of an old farm house in Ireland.
I now think it may be mid to late 20th century too, but I don't think it is Blenko. There are absolutely thousands of small to medium size bubbles in the glass which I haven't seen in Blenko (maybe I haven't seen enough [:)] ).
Looks like it may have been blown by an apprentice but what's...