Guilmette's Extract of Juniper

[downeastdigger]

Ha Red, I'll be you're right about the Gin idea. Not a pontiled bottle, I'd say 1875 ish. Maybe I'll trade him something for it. I really like it. I'll bet it's worth about $500. I'll tell him it's good $75 bottle ;] Maybe he'll take a couple Warners for it. yeah right

 

[cyberdigger]

..jeeze, Bram.. those are sweet.. lamps, you say??

 

[baltbottles]

Bram,

Whats the link to the ebay auction I'm interested in the lamps.

Chris

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: downeastdigger

bottle porn

yeah line a few more of them up so I can turn the pages and look at the pictures [8D]

 

[downeastdigger]

link to the lamps

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320707212611&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_945

 

[JOETHECROW]

Bram,...thanks for posting you and your friends great finds....Love the group shot of the flasks! Things have gotten kind of weird around here since the whole thing w/ Lobey's passing...I needed to see some nice colored bottles to cheer me up![] It's just bizzare that those two great old lamps would be laying side by side in the river?...I'll bet there's an interesting story as to why...Your Guilmette's even has sort of a gin or even classic bitters shape going on. Cool finds.

 

[surfaceone]

"1871 ad" Thanks to Matt.

This one

sold for $325 in 2005.

"DR. GUILMETTE'S EXTRACT OF JUNIPER BOSTON. Applied top, smooth base. Fifth. We featured this bottle in our "Recent Finds" column on our website and received a couple emails regarding the origin of this bottle. The consensus is that it was made in Lyndeboro, New Hampshire. It is believed other bitters were made there for some of the Boston merchants in the area. Similar to a C.A. Richards, for instance, a reader pointed out that it's most likely a similar mold. This example was recently found in Northern California and is a nice light yellowish amber. Unfortunately there is a hairline crack in the base, which was discovered when the consignor brought it in to a bottle show. After this bottle was cleaned, the damage for some reason became much harder to see and it's on the bottom back base (see picture). There is also an open bubble on the reverse. The glass itself is brilliant and it's a very attractive bottle. Was extract of juniper just another way of saying martini in a bottle? A very rare and beautiful piece, without the damage we'd have to add a zero to the estimate. Est. $200-500. MB $150.
Winning Bid: $ 325" From.

Nice Dive, Bram,

Those Lamp pedestals are great!

 

[swizzle]

Bottle Porn [][][] You guys crack me up. Cue the bad 1970's porn music as you read this who thread. [][][]

Oh, Love the juniper bottle btw. I think its awesome. It'd go great with my Rush's Bitters. Congrats. Swiz

 

[sandchip]

That juniper is a looker, and I can see why your buddy is in love with the strapside too.

 

[bigghouse]

I love this one Bram!!!!
its so pretty []


anna

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What a beauty, eh?