Mahlon Frick Philadelphia. I don't know what was in this. I love the fancy writing.

[Horton 75]

 

[bottles_inc]

Looks like a perfume to me. Couldn't find much, but Mahlon Frick was a Civil War volunteer in Philadelphia in 1861. So I'd guess he started a buisness after the Civil War which continued until the mid/late 1870s or early 1880s at the least, which is when I'd (tentatively) say thus bottle is from

 

[bottles_inc]

There's a Mahlon Frick who lived in Pottstown, PA in the 1940s, probably a great grandson or grandson. 19th century buisness records from Pottstown would be on the to read list if you wanted to dig deeper.

 

[Horton 75]

Looks like a perfume to me. Couldn't find much, but Mahlon Frick was a Civil War volunteer in Philadelphia in 1861. So I'd guess he started a buisness after the Civil War which continued until the mid/late 1870s or early 1880s at the least, which is when I'd say thus bottle is from
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Thank you. I will have to keep trying to find out what was in it.

 

[Horton 75]

There's a Mahlon Frick who lived in Pottstown, PA in the 1940s, probably a great grandson or grandson. 19th century buisness records from Pottstown would be on the to read list if you wanted to dig deeper.

I will check it out thank you

 

[bottlecrazy]

Pretty big for a perfume. Liquor of some sort?

 

[bottles_inc]

Pretty big for a perfume. Liquor of some sort?

I was thinking whiskey alternatively. The script makes it difficult

 

[Sodasandbeers]

Found these directory listings in Philadelphia"

1922 Mahlon Frick Ammonia Manufacturers 905 Diamond
1912 Mahlon Frick soap 905 Diamond
1906 Mahlon Frick soap 905 Diamond
1900 Mahlon Frick soap 905 Diamond
1899 Mahlon Frick soap 905 Diamond
1898 Mahlon Frick soap 905 Diamond
1897 Mahlon Frick (Diamond Soap Co.). h 905 Diamond
1896 Mahlon Frick hardware, 905 Diamond
1895 No entry
1894 Mahon Frick salesman, h 805 Diamond