These bottles were gifted to us from my cousin in Wales, from his extensive collection. They are either Victorian or Edwardian - not sure which. I love the "Not To Be Taken" message. All have the same ribbing on the side.
How very frustrating to have those issues! I always thought I was "normal," (What is "normal" anyway?) but please know high school was painful for ALL of us! (One girl threatened to beat me up. For being nice to a sweet teacher?) I, too, have cried for losing or breaking an item that held...
YES - we actually have quite a few of the croup syrup bottles - we had to get one for everyone in the family, so it took a few years. Our oldest son got the first one for his birthday. He said, "Did you have this made?" We said, "Nope, this is from 1840, dug up from a Civil War privy." Jim's...
We were thrilled to find these two ink bottles on Ebay. The labeled larger bottle comes from chemist/pharmacist Henry Hudson Burrington (1795-1850), my husband's (also a chemist) third great uncle from Providence Rhode Island. So, the chemistry thing - think it's genetic?