Apothecary?

[reid ryder]

Found this in an old farm in S.E. Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm told it might an apothecary bottle but would like to know for sure. The bottle is 6 3/4" tall and 2 1/4" across the bottom. It has an indented ledge on the top similar to the old milk bottles. It has 10 sides. Also believe it was made around 1900 and wondering what it might it might be worth. Any and all help is much appreciated.

 

[reid ryder]

Another pic of bottle. Forgot to mention that it has a 5 in a circle on the bottom.

 

[nostalgia]

My guess is that it contained olives or something related; pretty sure it's food though..

 

[cyberdigger]

Yeah that is a pickle jar or some other type of food.. olives, horseradish, etc.. around 1900 is right...

 

[botlguy]

Hey Reid. Jim Sinsley from ICON here. Welcome to the bottle group.

The guys are correct, it is a food product bottle as they have said. It is worth only a few bucks due to the lack of embossing. Ask any questions you have, these guys are great with their knowledge and willingness to answer questions. they are almost or maybe more fun than the INSULATOR group.

Take care and be well.

 

[reid ryder]

Hey, good to hear from you, Jim. You meet the nicest people in the glass hobbies. Thanks, for the info guys. I guess it's probably not worth getting tumbled. Have a look at this one, CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD pint milk bottle. Comments welcomed.

 

[reid ryder]

Here is the pic, sorry.

 

[cyberdigger]

Wow, that's one purrrple bottle! I noticed a hint of sun-colored amethyst in the pickle jar, but this one is almost suspiciously deep in color.. is this the way you found it, Reid?

 

[reid ryder]

Unfortunately, I did'nt actually find this in the wild. Got it at an antique & collectables sale. This was color I was told it was found in. Suspicions?

 

[waskey]

Very nice milk bottle there i assume its not a real common one. I saw a very common milk bottle worth only a couple dollars sell for $47 on ebay becuase of the sun colored amethyst color.Nice finds~henry