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Found-Bumsteads Worm Syrup Standard Bottle

David - This is great information. Thanks. A doctor used to live here early in the history of the house. I guess that explains where the Worm Syrup came from. Ardmore is not very far from me. Thanks.
- funnifarm78
- Post #10
- May 6, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Found-Bumsteads Worm Syrup Standard Bottle

Hi Digger...Sorry, I'm in the Philadelphia area. Our house dates back to about 1915 or so. We dug about 4 feet down when we hit the bottles. It's all grass again now but we are planning to move that portion of fence this summer so maybe we can dig around some more and see what we find...
- funnifarm78
- Post #9
- May 6, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Found-Bumsteads Worm Syrup Standard Bottle

Hi lobeycat. You peeked my curiosity with your quote "children cry for more". It doesn't say that anywhere on the bottle I found but what does that mean? I am thinking there was some printed ad for the Worm Syrup or something? What was Worm Syrup used for? Thanks for the info.
- funnifarm78
- Post #6
- May 4, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Found-Bumsteads Worm Syrup Standard Bottle

Hi Diggermeister. It's funny you mentioned near a fence line because that is exactly where we found this bottle, plus two others...one looks like a brown barrel bottle (maybe a guiness bottle?) and one is a glass Jergens bottle. We were digging with a backhoe to fix the fence and found them...
- funnifarm78
- Post #5
- May 4, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Found-Bumsteads Worm Syrup Standard Bottle

Thanks Rich. I'll keep searching for "crap" from the old outhouse.
- funnifarm78
- Post #2
- May 3, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Found-Bumsteads Worm Syrup Standard Bottle

I found this bottle in my yard. At one time a doctor lived here and must have had an outhouse or something because we have found other bottles in the ground. The bottle is skinny, about 4 inches tall, clear and says Bumsteads Worm Syrup Standard Since 1855, C.A. Voorhees M.D. Philada on it...
- funnifarm78
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- May 2, 2005
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900