Moxie Nerve Food given to me

[epgorge]

[attachment=bottles eBay 164.JPG] [attachment=bottles eBay 173.JPG]MOXIE NERVE FOODI was given this Moxie a few years ago. Never been into sodas but this apparently wasn't a refreshment it was a medicine and food. I see there are some Moxie lovers here so I thought I would share. Maybe you can share some history with me. It has Pat 86 on the bottom. I believe it was one of there first. Blob top. Aqua. Snap case mold that I usually figure was around civil war time but this is apparently an 1886 bottle, going from the bottom "pat 86" embossment.Joel [attachment=bottles eBay 175.JPG] [attachment=bottles eBay 173.JPG] [attachment=bottles eBay 164.JPG] [attachment=bottles eBay 175.JPG]

 

[2find4me]

Very Nice, JohnDeere I know is a Moxie collector.It does look early, I have never seen that version before, it is not embossed Trademark or Lowell, Mass.

 

[epgorge]

Very Nice, JohnDeere I know is a Moxie collector.It does look early, I have never seen that version before, it is not embossed Trademark or Lowell, Mass.

I am to understand it is one of the higher end Moxie bottles to collect. I believe it was a patent pending in 86

 

[JohnDeereMoxie]

That one is very nice, not sure of the year on it, but it is early. It's been a while since I looked in my Moxie bible but I think it is before the Lowell, Mass embossing. I will look it for you when I have a chance. Would you be interested in selling it by any chance?

 

[JohnDeereMoxie]

I'm going to attempt to attach an article cowseatmaize (Eric) sent me a while ago, might shed some light for now...Well cant upload PDFs so I will get back to you on it. PM your email please

 

[JohnDeereMoxie]

Also after reviewing that article I am pretty sure the earlier bottles had Lowell Mass on them I think the patent ran out. So that changes my first post lol. But again I will double check, I haven't kept up on my Moxie history due to the fact that my local milk bottle obsession has taking over between trying to find out where the dairies were located and operating when. I'll check within the next few days for sure E.

 

[StorchyTaws]

I recently found a Moxie that does not have any embossing on the bottom. Being new to this collecting, does no embossing on the bottom have any significance?

 

[JohnDeereMoxie]

I did do a quick flip through in one book. It is definitely after the Lowell Mass bottles. My guess on the info I have atm mid 1890s-to early 1900s it was made. Not 1880s. Will get more info. Good night for now.

 

[cowseatmaize]

I think you can, I'll try. It may be too big.

 

[epgorge]

Yes, thanks for the info. Very informative but it still leaves me without knowledge of why the bottom says pat 86 on it. Could it be, it was patent pending, though, the blob top always threw me off on the 1886 date. Not sure when the top came in but I am of the mindset that it was later toward the 1900 to 1920. Anyway. It must have been a short lived bottle manufacturing. Interesting, it was a predecessor to Coca Cola. I am going to sell it but I usually don't sell anything until I know its value or I want to trade it for something I want and don't have. If I can't figure out its value I will put it up for auction and let you know when I do that. BTW, I noticed MoxieJohn, (love John Deer by the way, another good Vermont product!!) is into Massachusetts milk dairies. My wife has a Bates Farm bottle (that I know she would never sell) from Carlisle, MA. She use to get Ice Cream there when she was a kid. Those are a hard find I am to understand. Do you have one of those in your collection? Thanks for the information and feedback on the Moxie.