American oil bottle

[dollarbill]

Hey thats funny Warren .Dont think ya would want to take a shot of this stuff. Its crude oil that was struck while drilling for salt water at a salt lick on the cumberland river in 1819.Its a great story. Seem it was such a gusher that it covered from bank to bank for 200 mile.Then it seems someone lite it and it burn for 8 or 9 weeks.Thus came storys from indians about a river of fire.Seems no one knew what to do with it till the late 1820s when they started to bottle it as a leather cure a for ticks and fleas on dogs then as a med for all kinds of crazy stuff. I think it was used as a rub on.Any one know what kind of price it could bring . Only one i could find was an 1997 price list that had it listed for 886.00 Thanks agian all for looking and any help yall could give.

 

[passthebottle]

Kovels 12th edition 2002 lists your bottle at $868.

 

[GuntherHess]

Assuming it has no damage and is clean, it should bring at least $700 in a good auction. You would want to sell at a big bottle auction such as Glass Works.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

I wouldnt go with Kovels there prices are so far off its silly

 

[RICKJJ59W]

That GRIP SYRUP might go down hard but I think I would try it [:-]