Lydia E.Pinkham's vegetable compound

[dollarbill]

hey all dug this one an another that had medicine rather than veg. compound. this one is lite blue the other clear. they both have damage but kept them any way. ive found that her cures are still sold today. but i didnt find any info. on worth of these older bottle. i relize that damaged bottles are worth less but was curous as what a nice one would be worth. thank all of you for any help bill

 

[TheDiggerBoy91]

Very common bottle and one of the best selling patent medicines of all time. It was first sold in 1875 as a cure for womens' ailments. It was made for many many years and there are many variations. The Knoph Guide lists it as $2-20. I'd say with the damage around $2.

 

[dollarbill]

hey thanks for the info diggerboy,bill

 

[Caretaker maine]

Bill, those are nice bottles, nice and heavy, I dug two this summer, one a little smaller than the other and one heavy emboss and differant green color, they may be common but are nice, great find