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Recently acquired this bottle in a small collection and interested in any info on dates and possible value.
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A quick internet search shows they were open in San Francisco as early as 1884. Several examples seem to have been sold in the last few years, but the prices are on Worthpoint and some closed auction sites. It was some kind of cream or lotion. One brother was in San Francisco and the other was in Buffalo, New York. Scott
 

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all I know is ,now I'm looking to dig one if those beauties .
 

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Nice med! One in mint condition sold for $610, and one with a hole in the bottom corner only brought $8
 

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pretty nice, rare San Francisco med you have there...450.00-600.00 seems to be what they go for if they are mint, and yours looks pretty good..........Andy
 

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So this example was found in Australia? I've seen these here and there at shows (and on ebay) through the years. And they didn't use to be quite so expensive 30 years ago. It took a few decades but the lowly pharmacies and face cream bottles have finally gone up in value. Particularly the amber, green and blue examples.
 

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