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    WANTED: Lower Merion Township, PA Bottles

    Looking for the following bottles from towns in Lower Merion Township in Pennsylvania: "G. V. B. Cary" hutch from Ardmore "Louis Dinardo" hutch from Ardmore "Prickitt Apothecary" bottles (from "Rosemont & Bryn Mawr") in all sizes And any other bottles that I don't know about from the following...
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    WANTED: James M. Robertson, Robertson & Co., McKee & Blehl, and Blehl & Euston Bottles

    Just found a James M. Robertson bottle in a previously unlisted dark amber color and want to fill out the genealogy of the company! Started as Robertson & Co. then broke into James M. Robertson and McKee & Blehl, before McKee & Blehl turned into Blehl & Euston. I have the Blehl & Euston Ginger...
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    Otter/Cat/Mouse Bottle???

    This bottle came out of a ca. 1870-1900 privy in Philadelphia. I have no idea what it is. At first glance it looks like an otter but could it be a bad rendition of a cat or mouse (maybe mouse/rat poison?)??? It has a tooled finish and stands only about 2.75 inches tall. The base is missing...
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    Mc Crudden Campbell blob

    "McCrudden, Campbell & Co." appear in the Philadelphia city directories from 1870-1879. The directories probably needed to gather their info late in the previous year so they probably went into business late in 1869 (So 1869-1879). The firm consisted of Patrick McCrudden, Alexander Campbell...
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    Pontiled Italian Mineral Water Bottle?

    This strange little bottle (about 4.75 inches tall) recently came out of a privy in Philadelphia and I know nothing about it. As soon as I saw it it struck me as a foreign bottle, and the embossing "R. FONTI // RECOARO" seems to confirm that. It also has a very strange ground groove around it's...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    Just scored this Breslin Bischoff & Co. Dew of the Alps advertising token off ebay. Figured I could throw it in a small display with the bottle. If you notice, the double underline under the "o" in "Co" on the token is identical to the bottle. Makes me think the bottle is probably indeed a "Dew...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    Still been digging into this bottle and I've found that at least by the early 20th century (though this particular bottle is at least several decades earlier) the bottle form was being called a "Kimmel Bottle" and being grouped with the various liquor bottles in the catalogs. I've attached a...
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    "WILLIAM BUTLER / IMPORTER / PHILADELPHIA" Bottle w/ Seal

    Just pulled this bottle out here in Philly. Resembles a liquor or oil/dressing bottle but is much smaller at only 7". Large seal on it reads "WILLIAM BUTLER / IMPORTER / PHILADELPHIA". Bottle is smooth based and may be turn/paste-molded. Didn't have much luck with the city directories, the only...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    I've attached a couple newspaper clippings below regarding Breslin Bischoff & Co. The first (longer one) is the earliest mention I can find for them (October 5, 1866), and includes a supposed statement from them naming Udolpho Wolfe as their sole agent for the Americas, as well as a similar...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    Thanks for the great post goodman! I wonder where my bottle fits then, whether it's a liquor bottle or a cordial. I'm guessing a cordial by the form. It's interesting that the ad mentions quart-sized bottles, as mine holds 20 oz exactly if filled to the very top of the rim. I'm wondering if the...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    Eric, Thanks for the tip, I had never heard of the Gilka bottles but after a quick google the form is definitely very similar, though as you said looks earlier than the Gilka's. Makes me wonder if this is some kind of predecessor of the Gilka's. The bottle certainly seems to be imported now...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    Been through all the historical newspaper databases now searching for Breslin, Bischoff & Company and their "Dew of the Alps" cordial. They first appear in October of 1866 reprinting a letter from July naming Udolpho Wolfe as their sole agent for the Americas. The last appearance in any...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    botlguy, The finish actually is applied, the pic doesn't show it very well but here is actually some drip over the neck. The base was very tough to show but it is in fact smooth base. The very inner area is highly patinated and somewhat rough/pitted but does seem to be smooth. The privy itself...
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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

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    Breslin Bischoff & Co Bottle - "Dew of the Alps"???

    Just pulled this black (VERY BLACK) glass bottle from a pit in Philly. Reads "Breslin Bischoff & Co" on one panel and "Geneva" on the other. A quick search online for these guys showed that Udolpho Wolfe was apparently importing a "Dew of the Alps" cordial made by Breslin Bischoff & Co. These...

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