attic pontil KY medicine

[AntiqueMeds]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190495081160&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

interesting find.

 

[cyberdigger]

It's cool that the winner has a choice..! Don't see that too often..

 

[AntiqueMeds]

It's cool that the winner has a choice..! Don't see that too often..

ya I thought that was interesting.
its weird the bottles are unembossed. I am wondering if they are early stock before the maker had the money to get molds made. No question they are original.

 

[JOETHECROW]

Do you have a pic of the later embossed version Gunth?

 

[AntiqueMeds]

my theory that these may be early ones is based partly on the fact that they are open pontil marked where as many of the embossed ones are iron pontil marked possibly indicating slightly later manf.

 

[JOETHECROW]

Seems like a sound theory....Nice looking bottle. I was thinking the pontiled ebay one was amber, but then went back and noticed it was the contents....

 

[Plumbata]

What if the one still wrapped up is an embossed version? That would be a great score for 50 bucks. Probably not, but then again you probably wouldn't find unopened pontiled bottles in most old attics one searches through either.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

BTW I think that photo was from a Glass Works auction.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

What if the one still wrapped up is an embossed version? That would be a great score for 50 bucks. Probably not, but then again you probably wouldn't find unopened pontiled bottles in most old attics one searches through either.

it would indeed.

 

[cowseatmaize]

It's a nice bottle I guess but it only has the paper and wrapper to make anything more that a puff, doesn't it?
Once it's opened it can't be verified and while closed the same thing. Maybe if it was at least labeled?
It's a great piece of history but except for chemical anaalysis I can't see a great value in the bottle.
$50, fine. It is nice to offer the option. IMHO
PS: 1870-1880?