T. W. Dyott, His first paper labeled medicine bottle 1798-1805

Well ,I acquired the Holy Grail of medicines today as this bottle was always rumored to exist and now here it is in attic mint
condition.The T W Dyott Approved Family Medicine bottle with a fully intact label.It is a little rough on the edges but not
bad for a label two hundred years old.This bottle did come at a steep price however as I had to let go one of my E G Booz
Whiskey bottles.This was a once in a lifetime find and you cant pass up on an opportunity such as this one.I met this collector
while working in Philadelphia last year and within a half hour we were sharing our love of early Philadelphia and New Jersey bottles.
He called me yesterday and wanted to show me his prize possescion.I had brought my Booz bottles over to show him as he had never held one before.He kiddingly tried to straight up trade a Drakes then an Indian Queen and then finally a Dr. Fisch's Bitters for a Booz bottle.It was when I showed him my recently acquired T. W. Dyott Dr Robertson Family Medicine bottle that he broke out the paper label version he owned. I was floored and immediately offered him a Booz of his choice for the Paper labled bottle.Thinking he was going to say no did not happen in fact he pointed right at the Booz bottle he liked the most and said THIS ONE.I thought he was kidding again but I could then tell he was not.For a second I looked at my Booz bottles and couldn't stand the thought of someone else owing one of them but then I had a reality check and said YES.I have to admit it was tough letting go of an Original Booz bottle in great condition,but like I had said earlier these opportunities do not come along to often if not at all!!


Dr. Dyott's arrival into Philadelphia was the Spring of 1796 .The next year he was selling from a basement Blacking bottles
and did well enough that the following year in 1798 he was selling Dr. Robertson's Family Medicines.There was always
speculation as to Dyott's first Dr. Robertson's Family Medicine bottles as they were thought to be square.
This is probably the best feeling about a bottle I have ever had.The bottle came from an 80 year old private collector in
Philadelphia and was given to him by his Grandfather who received it from his great Grandfather who worked for Dyott
at his warehouse at Second and Race Streets in Philadelphia in 1830.The bottle was blown at the Heston Carpenter Glassworks
of Glassboro New Jersey.It is a pretty shade of early New Jersey green.The bottle is 5 and 5/8ths inches tall by 1 and 1/2 wide.
It has a deep indented pontil with a diagonally running seam.The mouth of the bottle is wide at 1 inch.The glass is in mint
condition for a two hundred year old bottle.How many times do we as collectors say this is my best bottle............ well this one
REALLY is as I am pretty certain that it is the only recorded version of Dyott's first bottle.I feel as though my collection is now complete
as I have little desire to top this one.I would really like to hear some feed back from Guntherhess,Mike George,Jeff Noordsy
Red Matthews or anyone else that collects early medicines.I really do value everyone's opinion here at he forum.
Here it is pictured with the 1806 to 1815 embossed version that is also ultra rare.

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Picture number 7, The two bottoms of the bottles side by side as for a comparison of liquid content in each.

The embossed version of the bottle was the United States first embossed medicine bottle.The question needs to be asked Is this one one of the United States first medicine bottles period!!What I can tell you I learned from the experience is dont be afraid to talk to anyone at any time and be passionate about what ever endevors you involve yourself in.Being friendly and helpfull and enthusiastic about everything everyday will open a lot more doors in life then being down trodden and always complaining about everything.This is a really neat bottle I have had a hard time putting down all day.

Pretty serious aquisition Steve,....Not sure what to say about it except Congratulations! Sure is old.

Thanks Joe, its been an emotional roller coaster for me the last week and a half.My son was having health issues and we couldnt figure out what was causing them.This bottle really belongs in the Corning museum not my house and thats where it will go when I leave this earth. One other thing I would like to add,I can swear the bottle rings like it is made of flint glass.The Heston and Carpenter works were big on Flint glass and Flint glass can come in colors other then pure white (clear).The walls of the bottle are also extremely thin.