My collection of Texas patent medicines

[texasdigger]

Well I got them all out of there box, and set them up for a photo. It was fun for me because they are not on display right now, and do not get to hold them all very often. These are the pride and joy of my collection. Everyone has story connected to them other than their history. Who, where and how they came into my collection. All of them are rare, but some are even a step above that! They will be with til I am an old man. Thanks for looking!

Brad

 

[JOETHECROW]

I don't know my Texas meds,...but it looks like you've got some good ones.

 

[texasdigger]

There are some really good ones in there. The best is my single stroke antiseptic, and some of the cures. This company was only in business for less than a year. Actually probably never really got started. The owner defrauded all his investors, sued and then went belly up. This is the only complete one around. A friend dug shards of the only other ones ever seen or heard of. This has been posted a lot before, but here is the stroke bottle in case you have not seen it.

 

[GuntherHess]

Looks like a lot of work went into assembling that collection.
If you have any patent meds that arent listed in the online medicine guide send me a photo (or post it here). I know I dont have a huge amout of texas patent meds listed.

 

[helgramike]

Great collection. The fourth bottle from the right looks like a Glyco-Thymoline mouthwash bottle. I have one shaped the same from the Arizona Medical Association which was dug in the old Prescott, Arizona dump. It is the only example I know of at this time.
My wife & collect western pharmacy dose glasses and have seen a few patent medicine ones fron Texas through the years.
Very cool. Thanks,

Michael

 

[texasdigger]

It is a glyco thymoline bottle. It is marked Texas state medical association. It too is the only known example. Too cool that your is made the same way. It was blown out of very low quality glass though. It has a bit of damage, but I still love it any way. Thanks for looking guys!

One of the best patent dose glasses from Texas is the "B.C.B. Hyam Cohen Waxahachie, Texas". It is the dose glass for the "Cohen's British Cough Balsam". I have seen 3 of the glasses, but own the only known complete bottle.

Brad

 

[Chuck1188]

Two words: UH-MAZING
First picture I have seen of most of them out like that.
Simply glorious.

 

[truedigr]

Show a pic of the Cohen's. I want to see it cleaned up and because I found the one and only. lol Robert

 

[texasdigger]

Ill get it done for ya Rob. We will dig another. When we do even if I dig it I will get it to you. As wet as it has been it would be a good time to hit that old spot with the cohens in it.

Brad

 

[JOETHECROW]

ORIGINAL: truedigr

Show a pic of the Cohen's. I want to see it cleaned up and because I found the one and only. lol Robert

That's pretty impressive....I'd love to see a pic too.