Anybody Know Anything About This One??

[Black_Boogers]

Well, somebody paid a lot of $$ for a repro.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&item=160030884605&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

$204 is just a little much for me......[]

Rick

 

[GuntherHess]

$204 would be a tiny fraction of what it would go for if it was an original colored pontil marked indian medicine.
If you look at who bid none of them seem to be the well known collectors.
I think the price isnt too surprising if it turns out to be an uncommon softdrink promotional bottle.

 

[GuntherHess]

hmmm... another one of these fake indian medicines...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Dr-Ts-Indian-Tonics-Elixers-Bottle-Oliver-Green_W0QQitemZ150243821392QQihZ005QQcategoryZ895QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

People seem to bid on them. No way they are old.
Wish I knew where they come from so I could definatively record them as fakes on my repro medicines page.

Can anyone help figure it out?

 

[cc6pack]

First who's Oliver Green[]

The pontil screams Mexico to me JMHO

 

[KentOhio]

I saw this bottle 2 weeks ago at a flea market. It's thick, heavy glass and there's absolutely no wear on the base. They wanted $45 for it. A nice decorative item though.

 

[GuntherHess]

If the embossing wasnt so hokey it would almost make a good fake (with a little wear and a better pontil mark). I doubt it was designed to deceive , more likely a decorative item or a novelty container for some product. Its the 3rd one I have seen so far over several years so there's no cargo containers of them being off loaded.

 

[marjorie040]

Ebay link now says "This item has been removed"

 

[GuntherHess]

Maybe you are looking at one of the old ones, this one is active at $67 ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Dr-Ts-Indian-Tonics-Elixers-Bottle-Oliver-Green_W0QQitemZ150243821392QQihZ005QQcategoryZ895QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[marjorie040]

Oops! Sure did.....clicked on Black_Boogers link. Thanks Matt

 

[beendiggin]

I don't think it's a repro of anything, just a new bottle of it's own design. Too good to be true? You bet.