200 apothecary and quack medicine bottles

[jjfever5k]

Thanks for the comments and info guys!

I bought these from a third generation pharmacist here in Massachusetts whose grandfather bought a few pharmacies in 1915. All of these bottles are from one of those pharmacies.

I have a couple of these bottles on eBay right now (seller name: jason2278). The cobalt Pond's bottle, one of the Blood Balms, and a few of the apothecary jars.

I really look forward to reading through the threads and seeing other people's collection!

 

[GuntherHess]

Looks like most of the items are from around 1900 to 1920s.
The best items are probably the earlier cork top medicines with good labels and boxes.
Especially ones like the ponds. That's a good one even without the label.
THe label under glass bottles are good if the labels are intact.
Any early Eli Lilly chemical bottles are good if you have any.
Anything marked opium, opii , morphine, heroin, cannabis, etc is good.
The screw top meds have some value but aren't as collectible... yet..

 

[GuntherHess]

hate to tell you but you are listing your medicines in the wrong category.
They may sell but a lot of collectors wont see them there.
Should really be in ...

Collectibles>Bottles & Insulators>Bottles>Antique (Pre-1900)>Medicines & Cures

That's primarily where people look for early medicine bottles.
Many of yours are post 1900 but they are close enough. The split is really arbitrary, it should really be antique vs modern medicines or handblown vs machine made.

Hope I'm not making too many people mad by telling you this.

 

[GuntherHess]

It is also recommended to describe condition very carefully when listing bottles.
List any chips (even small ones) , bruises, scratches, cracks, staining, etc. They can affect the value quite a bit on glass.
If you see no damage , say so, it helps sell the item.
Its no fun getting items returned from buyers either.

 

[antlerman23]

do I see a labeled warners???

 

[jjfever5k]

Thank you very much for the information and advice GuntherHess. I've changed the category on the eBay listings and I will be adding more descriptive condition on the bottles.

The bottle I'm most curious about is the cobalt Tailby-Nason's Peplans Powder. I've been able to find some information online about many of the bottles, but no luck on this one yet.

 

[jjfever5k]

yes, this is the Warner's

 

[GuntherHess]

ORIGINAL: jjfever5k

Thank you very much for the information and advice GuntherHess. I've changed the category on the eBay listings and I will be adding more descriptive condition on the bottles.

The bottle I'm most curious about is the cobalt Tailby-Nason's Peplans Powder. I've been able to find some information online about many of the bottles, but no luck on this one yet.

That bottle looks like a Tarants type digestive medicine. Sort of like a Bromo Seltzer. Probably from the 1920 +/- a few years. Nice color but probably not a huge value there.

 

[jjfever5k]

Thank you GuntherHess. I just sent you an email as well.

 

[bostaurus]

That Eliiman's belongs on my shelf I think.