MacGills Baltimore Co. Md.

[Buffalo Hunter]

Came across a 1/2 gal bottle that looked like a Buffalo Girl today but wasn't. It is embossed MacGills (the s being underscored) / Strontia Mineral Water / Baltimore Co. Md. Looks like a picture of a building embossed between the lettering. Condisering picking it up but it's not from my neck of the woods, anybody know the history of this operation?
Thanks~ BH

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Buffalo Hunter,

It was first choice from the 1901 Astor House Luncheon Menu.

 

[hannahevan]

Hey Buffalo,
Its listed as a rare bottle in the Baltimore Bottle Book.

 

[Buffalo Hunter]

I wonder if they settled for that because they couldn't get Buffalo Lithia Water? (toungue firmly in cheek)

 

[Buffalo Hunter]

Now that's a pleasant surprise, I checked the Bay but couldn't find any listings. It'll be next week or maybe the week after before I find myself in that area again. Condition wise it needed washing but I'm sure it has a light over all stain, hard to determine with all the surface dirt. The only other item I remember was a small flat chip off the top of the lip. I'm guessing $25-35 for a fair price?

 

[hannahevan]

If possible a pic?Might be able to get that range for it to the right person.

 

[Buffalo Hunter]

I've a few spare minutes and just found this mention in Google books: The only mineral spring of Maryland reporting sales of the water is Strontia mineral spring Brooklandville Baltimore county. I'm thinking the book is late 1880's.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Buffalo Hunter,

"Maryland Mineral Spring Resorts. -- Maryland has five mineral spring resorts, all worthy of attention, but none known to any great extent outside the State. These are the Strontia Springs, 9 miles from Baltimore; Bentley's Springs, in Baltimore County; Chattolbanee Springs in the same county; Flint Stone Springs, 12 miles from Cumberland, and Mardela Springs 12 miles from Salisbury. The waters of Mardela Springs have long enjoyed a reputation for curative effects in anemia, dyspepsia, cystitis and in the functional pelvic disorders orders of women. It is a chalybeate water with strong trace of arsenious acid." The Chicago Clinic, 1906.

I wanna see a bottle from Flint Stone Springs, me.

"Strontia Mineral Spring Brooklandvllle, Baltimore Couuty 50 I do Used commercially." USGS Survey, 1898.

Macgill is an historic name in Maryland. Haven't tracked them to the springs yet, however.

McGill, who went the other way...

 

[waskey]

The MacGills is a good bottle. I recall only seeing two of them in person before. There were a good number of different spring water companies around the Baltimore area in the early 1900s and the bottles from many of those different companies are pretty scarce. I would say value around $35, could be more, could be less. The last rare Baltimore spring water bottle I have seen sold for about $50 on ebay.

 

[Buffalo Hunter]

I passed back through the town late today and made my offer, the seller said he had a better offer so I moved along. Thanks for the replies, here's a pic I took before I left. The bottle was older than I first thought, I think closer to 1880's.