earlier Hostetlers bitters

[bottlediger]

Believe it or not but this is the first Hostelers bitters I have ever dug, never even found a piece before. As common as these bottles are they must not have been very popular around these parts. This is a nice earlier example with great color and a different base embossing. Im guessing this example dates to the early 1870s.

Ryan

 

[bottlediger]

base embossing, bottle is extremely crude. Doesn't show it in the pictures but a very nice example for a common bitters.

Ryan

 

[botlguy]

That is indeed an nice early (1870s) example of a HOSTETTER'S. The C in A. & D. H. C. stands for Chambers, a prolific glass house in the middle years of 1800, Pittsburgh I believe. Color is excellent, should clean up nice.

If one of our outstanding researcher / writers doesn't chime in I will look up some more info in McKearin & Wilson on Chambers and Co. if you want.