colored pontil medicine-cure

[PhilaBottles]

right, and i didnt disagree. you just took out PART OF WHAT I SAID.

dude, youve got nothing.

 

[GuntherHess]

You girl scouts still fighting over who can sell more cookies?

No way, we are just agreeing to disagree without getting personal []

Its a free country we are just speaking our minds.

 

[tigue710]

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[PhilaBottles]

its something that two adults do when they get married little Sally.

oh wait, wrong forum......

 

[tigue710]

I've put some strange stuff in the google search engine but I still havent seen that forum yet!

 

[GuntherHess]

arguing with my wife is definately not as fun as arguing about bottles

 

[blade]

This should help clear up the question as to the origin of this bottle. I got this from a book online about the history of Uniontown PA.

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On​

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Jacuary 26 1832, Dr. Braddee purchased from Judge​

Thomas Irwin the property since known as the National House,​

located on the northwest corner on Fayette and Morgantown​

streets, and finished the third story and erected a two-story​

brick wing to the north, extending to the stage yard. To this​

he moved his office and his family, and his medical practice in-​

creased to the extent that the streets were thronged for squares​

with the vehicles of his patrons. I t was estimated that his​

practice produced him from​

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$30 to $70 per day; and his patron-​

age extended from Bedford and Somerset, and from as far as​

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North Cardim and New Orleans.​

Here he compounded a line of proprietory medicines for​

which he had great demands; such as​

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" Elroy," " Female​

Cordial,"​

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" Camomile Cordial," " Rheumatic Cure," " Cancer​

Salve,"​

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" Cordial Balm of Health," " Tincture of Health,"​

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Gravel Elixir," " Black Drops," etc.​

Digital Scan by Fay-Wesy.com. All Rights Reserved.​

 

[tigue710]

blade, it was a valiant effort, but it still does not clear up where the bottle was made!

Gunter, argue about bottles, love the wife, that is wisdom, and some good advice I think I'll remember...

 

[GuntherHess]

Nice research job. If you can just figure out where he ordered his empties from you will have the complete picture.

 

[baltbottles]

Ok my 3 cents. I'd say that with the proximity of Uniontown to Pittsburgh I'd say it was blown there. If not Pittsburgh then Philadelphia or Baltimore. The inwardly rolled lip is typically American. And would be highly odd for an English pontiled medicine. Also The tubular open pontil is more typically American. Most English pontiled meds have more of a sand chip or solid rod type glass pontil. Though sometimes an American looking open pontil can be found on a few examples. As for value Its a smaller sized bottle. But it is early has nice embossing and is colored. I'd personally think around $2-3000 is a fair price. Because For one its a Pa colored pontiled medicine. Pa colored pontiled meds are not as highly collected as those blown at New England, New York, or Baltimore Glass houses. Simply stated Pa has a high percentage of colored pontiled bottles and a smaller number of collectors willing to spend the money for them. This keeps their price down. Combine that with all the active digging going on in Pa towns there’s a good chance more examples will be uncovered.

Chris