cornflower blue druggist

[Lordbud]

And in the ongoing "sell off" of Wm. J. Bryan bottles, this one a "medium cornflower blue":

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NICE-clean-CORNFLOWER-BLUE-old-SAN-FRANCISCO-CA-pharmacy-bottle-WM-J-BRYAN-DRUG-/160727907687

 

[Lordbud]

Yep, too many of these on the market has brought down the price. This Bryan referenced in the previous post closed at all of $149.50. Either that or it's just the random ebay experience where some potential bidder was out of town or on a budget this month.

 

[Lordbud]

This time we have a Wm. J. Bryan in a larger size (approx. 6 ½†in height) in that same now-well-known cornflower blue shade.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Large-Western-colored-Drug-store-bottle-SAN-FRANCISCO-Wm-J-Bryan-Cornflower-/120867425486

 

[epackage]

That's a beauty Jason, can you find me one from Paterson please...[]

Jim

 

[Lordbud]

The same seller also has this darker-more-cobalt SF druggist up for bid Apothecaries' Hall. Right now both are tied at $113.50 with a few days to go. I don't know this seller and no vested interest on my part. Ongoing series to document prices in this collecting area.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120867431052

 

[Lordbud]

Well the Apothecaries' Hall closed for a decent price which is to say way more they I could ever afford.

 

[Lordbud]

And the Wm. J. Bryan closed for very nearly the same price from the same seller. Either of these would have brought maybe $25 in the early 1990s. Did the bottles go up in value or did our paper dollars go down in value?