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Druggist Bottle
I can't find anything about the bottle either. "Born in 1842 in the Waldeck region of Germany, Reinhold Van der Emde studied pharmaceuticals in Switzerland before immigrating to the United States in 1867 and finding employment with druggist Henry Diedel, who had immigrated from Germany in 1855...- Toma777
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Patent Medicine - Pain Paralyzer (Alcohol, Opium, Chloroform)
Mods, somehow I accidentally posted this in the wrong area. I meant to post it under General Chat About Bottles. Sorry about that.- Toma777
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- Forum: Sites News
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Patent Medicine - Pain Paralyzer (Alcohol, Opium, Chloroform)
This picture is of a Haller's Pain Paralyzer bottle made before 1906 (I do not own this bottle). The Haller Proprietary Company ran from 1888 to 1921, when it was sold to a previous employee, and it's name changed to the Haller Company. The next picture is of a purple Pain Paralyzer bottle. The...- Toma777
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Patent Medicine - Pain Paralyzer (Alcohol, Opium, Chloroform)
This is a family heirloom called Haller's Pain Paralyzer, bottled between 1906 (opium was required to be listed on the label in 1906) and 1914 when Opium was outlawed in the USA. The next 2 pictures are of the 1912 Haller Heath Guide and an ad for Haller's Pain Paralyzer. The next 2 pictures are...- Toma777
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Cracked Top or Not?
I'd guess when the lip was applied, the bottle or the lip wasn't hot enough, and it created a defect in the glass, which gave it that clean break later.- Toma777
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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mystery coin? plz help!
Bronze coins get that burnt look to them when they oxidize. That's some amazing research CB!- Toma777
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- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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Family Heirlooms
Thanks. I agree with that. Unfortunately none of my other full size bottles have any glass maker markings on them. The little sample bottle is done in the same style as the full size bottles.- Toma777
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- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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My first Bottle find of the Year. March 2024.
Lots of alcohol bottles, and a few liver cure remedy bottles. ;)- Toma777
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Family Heirlooms
So far the only way I can date the antiques I'm finding on eBay are the dates of the company. The Haller Proprietary Company ran from 1888 to 1921. My 3rd great grandfather died in 1918, and his son ran the business for about 2 1/2 years, and then sold it to someone who had been an employee...- Toma777
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- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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Family Heirlooms
I've been collecting family heirloom antiques I find online. Figuring out the old family business and dates is fun research. I bought this tiny little one ounce bottle off of eBay, and found the glass maker's mark, which gives the dates of mid 1870s and 1800 for I.C. Co. Link...- Toma777
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1913 Kellogg's Tasteless Caster Oil
So I finally decided to research my little 4 1/2" 3 oz. Kellogg's purple bottle. I thought it had something to do with the cereal company that started in Battle Creek, but I was wrong. I found the bottle when I was a little kid in the 1960's, probably in the Eastern Sierras, but I don't...- Toma777
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New Curio Display
Fenton Art Glass Company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenton_Art_Glass_Company If they are later pieces they are probably not that hot, because of the value of uranium. My pieces are not Fenton, and probably date from around the 1930s, before uranium was used for energy and bombs. I think...- Toma777
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- Forum: Displaying and Photographing
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New Curio Display
Wow, those are some very nice uranium glass pieces! I have a couple of pieces with the same light green glass. They read the hottest with my Geiger counter. Beautiful cabinet.- Toma777
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- Forum: Displaying and Photographing
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Looking for these
I collect family heirloom medicine bottles and tins myself. I've bought every one I could find on Ebay and Etsy for the last 3 or 4 years. I even found Victorian collector cards, a cook book, an almanac, and a printing press typeset trademark. At some point I might have to donate it all to the...- Toma777
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- Forum: Bottles Wanted for Purchase (WTB)
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McMurray’s Extract
I wait for the promotional sales with such sites, and get 15% to 25% off the subscription price. With most online products you can find coupons, and another good source for discount codes is Youtube. I look for review videos where they sponsor the produce and give discount codes. To save money...- Toma777
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
