Embossing?

[AntiqueMeds]

Looks like that label wasn't meant for that bottle

It appears they took a full sized bottle label , trimmed it and wrapped it around the sample sized bottle.

 

[cyberdigger]

Now somebody's gourd is in gear, I say! []

The embossing must be detectable in some way or other without damaging the label.. maybe a light?

 

[saratogadriver]

Very gentle rubbing?

Jim G

ORIGINAL: cyberdigger

Now somebody's gourd is in gear, I say! []

The embossing must be detectable in some way or other without damaging the label.. maybe a light?

 

[cowseatmaize]

Cool but a lot of expense went to emboss it just to cover it up. I suspect a relabel also so a rubbing is definitely in order here.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

Very gentle rubbing?

good idea.
Put a piece of white paper over the embossed area and rub with a dull pencil.
Just dont press too hard.

lot of expense went to emboss it just to cover it up.

It was very common for labels to cover embossing on early medicines.
The embossing was not typically for the benefit of the consumer but was to prevent re-use of the bottles and protect of the brand.

 

[corrybottles]

Thanks all for the replies. I did the pencil rub and this is what I got.

FREE SAMPLE CLEANS POLISHES
NONPAREIL PREVENTS RUST

 

[corrybottles]

Oops didn't come out right.

FREE SAMPLE NONPAREIL ( on one side )
CLEANS POLISHES PREVENTS RUST ( on other side ) Thanks again, Don

 

[AntiqueMeds]

i'd say its 100% correct label.
Interesting bottle.

 

[cowseatmaize]

It was very common for labels to cover embossing on early medicines.
The embossing was not typically for the benefit of the consumer but was to prevent re-use of the bottles and protect of the brand.

Interesting... kind of spiteful but I guess it makes sense.[]

 

[AntiqueMeds]

dug bottles are sort of like fossils...we see whats left of the original creature[]
Its too bad some of the great labels and boxes never survived.
They were what was meant to attract the consumer.
Not to say that some bottles dont still have great embossing, its just impossible to do on glass what you can do with color lithography.