Amazing find!

[Maine Digger]

That's the start to a nice bottle addiction, er, Collection![] That crush is in fine shape, I guessing I see a Hoods Sarsparilla, Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup(?), Spavin cure for human flesh(?), 3 in 1 oil, The reliable Old-Time Preparation by Dr Peter Fahrney & Sons, a nice chemical with stopper, Palmer's something Wire ?. Now what you can do is post one or two at a time a little larger. Do you reside in the Northeast?

 

[Jarhead]

Great!

I want to sell some.

What are they worth?

How about this one

 

[Jarhead]

Oops!

Try that again.

Now you know why they call me Jarhead

 

[Maine Digger]

Jarhead, what's the dimensions on that Smith's? It looks like it says "Imitation" under Vanilla Flavoring, and price is $1.00? Also can you make out the mfg's address? I wonder how long they've been making imitation flavorings?

 

[Jarhead]

Norm,

The dimensions are 7 and 1/2 tall and 2 and 5/16 in diameter.
It does say imitation, The price $1.00
Bottle by Western buyers Assn. Aberdeen Washington.
I wonder as well how long they have been making imitation flavorings.

Jarhead

 

[Maine Digger]

Wow! That's a lot of Vanilla! I'm guessing 'Western Buyers Association' was/is a bulk supplier to bakeries or grocery stores? Kind of like today's 'Associated Grocers' - AG, or Sisco? That's up near DocjHostetter's neck of the woods, I'll bet he'd 'dig up' some information.[8D]

 

[Jarhead]

That'd be great!

Since I cannot find anything on it.

How about this one?
The dimensions are
13 3/4 tall by 5 1/4 diameter

 

[Maine Digger]

That's a nice looking chemists bottle, not sure if the stopper is original to it though; I would expect it to sit lower in the neck, especially with the really dangerous nasty stuff (sulpheric acid[:'(])it held. By the way, you really got the hang of posting pics here on the forum, nice job.[]

 

[Jarhead]

I wondered about that stopper too.

It is blue/green while the bottle is clear.
It looks like the liquid inside is water seepage with a little chemical residue.
I suspect the stopper if changed then was done so prior to being buried.
Any idea as to the value?
I'm hoping to strike it rich[]
That's alot of the fun for me with this old stuff.
You never know when your gonna get the bottle worth $$$

Jarhead

 

[Maine Digger]

Ah, well er, I don't want to throw dirt (we hate water at our dig sites) on your dreams of riches, but the truly valuable bottles are getting hard to get, unless you have the cash or luck of finding an untouched site. But a lot of us aren't in it for the money, it's the thrill of the hunt, the estacy of the discovery, the heartbreak of cyriosis,(sp) opps, got carried away.[]