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Hi. I'm new here, from Galena, IL. I found this bottle is the ground behind our old house, along with 3 other small clear bottles. Can anyone tell me about it? It's only 3.75" tall and it's 5-sided. It reads: Flagg's Good Samaritan Immediate Relief Cincinnati. It's not broken or chipped, just a little dirty with soil. Thank you!
 

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saratogadriver

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With the pontil mark on the bottom, it's pretty much pre-1860. It's in Matt's medicine nexus but only a picture of it, no information on Flagg out of Cincinnati.

A VERY nice little medicine bottle. Perhaps some mid--west medicine expert can give you more info on Flagg. There are some serious Cincinnati collectors out there.

Jim G
 

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That's an absolutely beautiful find! I would love to find something like that someday.
 

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Thank you both for your replies. I'm going to photograph the other three bottles I found with this one. Maybe they'll be familiar to you or to someone.
Thanks again!
 

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They pop up from time to time but definitely a $125-$150 bottle based on what I have seen in the past.
 

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Nice find! I think you need to keep digging. I know I would if I found something like that in my backyard!
 
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Thanks, all. I think I'll put the bottle on the For Sale section of the Forum. (My main collection is actually antique bookends.)
 

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