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JustGlass
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cyberdigger
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That there is a French imported alcoholic and/or drug laced concoction.. I've found a few in 1910-20's dumps... empty, unfortunately.. [:-]
Plumbata
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1900s-1910s in my experience. It contained the natural alkaloids contained in the Coca leaf; namely cocaine, and wine. The ethanol in the wine combines in the body with cocaine to form ethylcocaine; a stronger (more stimulating) and more dangerous form of cocaine, as far as i understand.
Even the pope at the time extolled the invigorating virtues of the beverage! [
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Good buy for 5 bucks.
Even the pope at the time extolled the invigorating virtues of the beverage! [
]Good buy for 5 bucks.
JustGlass
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Wow with alcohol being a depressent and cocaine being a simulant there must have been some up and down mood swings when drinking it. Hard to believe that it was legal to import something with that mixture even back in the early 1900's.
hunting262
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I have a bottle from Paris two but can't read any writing on it
I have always liked that bottle . I have one that is whittle marked quite heavily . I have seen a few of them go off on eBay for a good bit more than that so I would say you got a good buy at five bucks .
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Don't recall if it was the same company or not but there was one called Vin Mariani that was very popular in the 1890's and had testimonials from Emile Zola, Pres. McKinley, and the pope! I am thinking this might have been a copy cat imitator and if so, likely scarcer. I recall back in the day someone sent a full, unopened labeled bottle to the magazine High Times for a chemical analysis and it was stolen while in their posession. There was a rediculously huge reward for the return, but don't recall anything after that. Likely got "consumed" would be my guess........Pretty cool bottle and possibly a little earlier than toc. Just looked it up in "The Bottle Book" by Fike and he mentions a brief description of this bottle...."bottle manuf. ca. 1894-1900. (Wilson & Wilson, 1971)". Has a much lengthier one for Vin Mariani...."Vin Mariani or Mariani Coca Wine was a popular tonic and stimulant for the body, brain and nerves, composed of about 11% alcohol, 2 oz. coca leaves, and small portions of tannin, iron, salts and acids. The wine was consumed before or after meals or anytime as a cocktail or grog; it was purportedly useful in the prevention and treatment of contagious diseases, for influenza, nervousness, anemia, insomnia, impotence, melancholy, and stomach, throat and lung problems. Vin Mariani was introduced in Paris, by Angelo Francois Mariani in 1871, and officially listed in the French Pharmaceutical Codex in 1884. As a narcotic, its popularity is apparent, although early in the 20th century substitutes were used. In 1954 the name was changed to Tonique Mariani and it was still produced in 1963.(Helfand, 1980). The first advertising found in the US was in 1889." Jack
