Two medicines

[Semar]

I couldn't find either of these with the site's search engine.

 

[timeandabottle]

Tons of bottles have never been discussed here so you won’t get hits on them. The left one looks like a Gardiner’s bottle and is a nice one. What info are you looking for specifically?

 

[Semar]

Any history of the Harrison's and Gardiner's medicines and any other products made by them.

 

[Fenndango]

Smooth bases?

 

[Semar]

Yep. Smooth bases. The HARRISONs ICELAND BALSAM has a lovely pot stone in the blank side.
What the heck was medicinal Balsam? When I think of balsam, I think of Fir trees.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Yep. Smooth bases. The HARRISONs ICELAND BALSAM has a lovely pot stone in the blank side.
What the heck was medicinal Balsam? When I think of balsam, I think of Fir trees.

In the case of the firs it refers to the sap, but for a bottle like this I think it was something similar to bitters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsam_(drink)

 

[Semar]

Thanks for the wiki link; funny how the use of a descriptor can vary so wildly.