Pittsburg PA unknown?

[BottleEnthusiast]

Anybody know how rare this is? Dr j. Ashbaughs / Pittsburg pa / wonder of the world

 

[Skoda]

Perhaps a Pittsburgh collector could give more input than I can, but it seems to be a pretty hard one to find by the looks of it. The only reference to it's existence I could find online is a mention in a mid-1990's Kovels price guide and an old advertisement I pulled out of an October 1868 edition of Leisure Hours:

It appears J. C. Tilton was the marketer/proprietor of the cure and had at least two other products under the Ashbaugh name, a "German Hair Remover" and a very attractive bitters bottle as seen here:

Dr Ashbaugh’s Plant & Root Bitters, J.C. Tilton

Dr Ashbaugh's Plant & Root Bitters, J.C. Tilton Prop Pitts. Pa Dr. Ashbaugh's Plant & Root Bitters J. C. Tilton Prop Pitt's. Pa A 101.2 Joseph C. Tilton, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Orange Amber Square Provenance: Chip Cable Collection Our museum example represents a square Dr. Ashbaugh's Plant &...

fohbcvirtualmuseum.org

 

[BottleEnthusiast]

Perhaps a Pittsburgh collector could give more input than I can, but it seems to be a pretty hard one to find by the looks of it. The only reference to it's existence I could find online is a mention in a mid-1990's Kovels price guide and an old advertisement I pulled out of an October 1868 edition of Leisure Hours: View attachment 237550

It appears J. C. Tilton was the marketer/proprietor of the cure and had at least two other products under the Ashbaugh name, a "German Hair Remover" and a very attractive bitters bottle as seen here:

Dr Ashbaugh’s Plant & Root Bitters, J.C. Tilton

Dr Ashbaugh's Plant & Root Bitters, J.C. Tilton Prop Pitts. Pa Dr. Ashbaugh's Plant & Root Bitters J. C. Tilton Prop Pitt's. Pa A 101.2 Joseph C. Tilton, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Orange Amber Square Provenance: Chip Cable Collection Our museum example represents a square Dr. Ashbaugh's Plant &...

fohbcvirtualmuseum.org

Very interesting! The poem advertisement is very cool, as I have never seen that before. Very glad to hear it is hard to find! Thanks for the info

 

[willong]

It appears J. C. Tilton was the marketer/proprietor of the cure and had at least two other products under the Ashbaugh name, a "German Hair Remover" and a very attractive bitters bottle as seen here:

I'm glad you did that research--the link to "virtual museum" is a gem!