Jacob Schafers Speedy Relief

[ellisnowens]

Any idea on rarity and value?

 

[botlguy]

Here's another one of those cases where I get myself in trouble. A bottle and such used items / collectibles are worth what someone else will give you and that you are willing to let go of. (Poor grammer, my apologies) Actually, as a retired Real Estate Appraiser, I could give you a legal or economic definition but it boils down to that.

I like that bottle because I think the wording is unusual, not seen a lot, so in order to give some credence to my opinion of value, I would / am offer(ing) $30.00 post paid with Delivery Confirmation. That means I think the bottle alone is worth AT LEAST $20.00 USD. If someone seriously offers more, then it is definitely worth more than 20 USD. If I say it's worth 100 USD without an offer to buy, is that a "Go To The Bank" value? I think not. What if I say it's only worth 1 USD. Same thing.

So, you now have observed one of my rants about one of my pet peeves: stated value without substance. Please forgive my tirade.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

I'd call it pretty uncommon at least. Know anything about it?
What's the rest of the bottle look like? Is it a hinge mold?
It appears there were various spellings of his name used some places they used Shafer.

 

[ellisnowens]

Picture of base

 

[AntiqueMeds]

Thanks, looks like it might be late 1870s to early 1880s.
I havent run across one of those.
I see he published a pamphlet on the medicine in 1879 ..
Jacob Shafer's Speedy Relief: Rheumatism. ... Kidney Disease. ... Diabetes. ... Neuralgia. ... Nervous Headache. ... Sick Headache. ... Diphtheria. ... Spinal Disease. ... Coughs and Colds. ... Summer Complaint. ... Greatest Discovery of the Age. Jacob Shafer's Speedy Relief is a Sure Cure ...

http://books.google.com/books?id=aS3xZwEACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Jacob+Shafer%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=h6yST7CeLsX56QGh16i-BA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA