NEED HELP ON WHAT THIS WAS USED FOR?

bamascavenger · Oct 4, 2007

THIS IS A SIX SIDED BOTTLE WITH A VERY LONG CROOKED CRUDE NECK. CANNOT FIND ANY INFO ON IT THOUGH. ANYONE? IT HAS EMBOSSED ON ONE SIDE THE FOLLOWING; FREDERICK STEARNS & CO. DETROIT, MICH.
SEAMS STOP ABOUT 1 INCH BELOW TOP.
Bottle is 11 and 1/2 Inches tall.

sweetrelease · Oct 4, 2007

just by looking at it with out google ,i would say some type of medicine .just has that look to it,matt

bamascavenger · Oct 4, 2007

Forgot to mention bottle is about 11- 1/2 Inches tall.

bamascavenger · Oct 9, 2007

now thats a reply!!!!1[

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digger mcdirt · Oct 9, 2007

Cod Liver Oil came in it . It also has a small sample size twin.

cowseatmaize · Oct 9, 2007

Cod Liver Oil came in it

A little more from the label.
""Wine of Cod Liver Oil and Peptonate Iron" a clean grateful tonic and tissue builder, and an admirable tonic in the declining years of life.... " Fike 1987, 2006

MiamiMaritime · May 16, 2013

frederick stearns & co bottle

I just picked one of these up. Can someone tell me how many were made, a more precise age and a value?

Thanks

druggistnut · May 18, 2013

RE: frederick stearns & co bottle

David,
Since I have dug hundreds of them over the past 40 years (I live in Michigan, where the plant was), so I am guessing that for the many years that Stearn's was in business, there must have been about a million or so put out.
It does come in a smaller size. You see them both occasionally on ebay with the full label.
They also come in clear bottles, both sizes, and are much harder to come by.
The large amber one might go for 5.00 on a Michigan table. The smaller one, 10.00-15.00.
You can double those prices (or more) for the clear ones.
They are very common in 1890's dumps and privies. I think they ran in to the 1920's.
Bill

RIBottleguy · May 18, 2013

RE: frederick stearns & co bottle

Hey Bill,
If I recall correctly, do they come in milk glass as well? I might be thinking of the Stearns Hair Remover.

MiamiMaritime · May 19, 2013

RE: frederick stearns & co bottle

Thanks for the info. I picked this up at an antique store - so probably overpaid, but I like the shape and bottles are hard to find in south FL.

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