Van Buskirk's Sozodont Bottle

[yaya2000]

I am interested in locating a Van Buskirk's Sozodone bottle. Our last name is Van Buskirk and I would like to get 1 for my husband.

Any help would be appreciated...thanks

 

[blobbottlebob]

Hey Yaya,
Welcome. I think the product was called sozodont. It was a tooth brushing material. It is not rare. I'm sure there are members here that have them. (I'm pretty confident that I have one or two in a box). I will check it out to make sure I am on the same page and report back later . . .

 

[epackage]

I see one just sold on E-Bay for $24 so they must be in some demand...good luck with your search....Jim

ps
welcome to the forum

 

[epackage]

Here is some other cool Van Buskirk stuff on e-bay, all fairly cheap....Jim

http://cgi.ebay.com/C-R-VAN-BUSKIRK-Vintage-Lodi-CA-Grape-Crate-Label-/330421582797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ceea93bcd

http://cgi.ebay.com/STATEMENT-VAN-BUSKIRK-BROTHER-POTTSTOWN-PA-1928-/330393321570?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cecfa0062

 

[jane8851]

Here's one on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Van-Buskirks-Medicine-bottle-fragrant-sozodont-/280614436982

If you don't win that one I have a dug one with a lip chip & stain I'll sell. $30 and that includes shipping with Priority Mail & Delivery Confirmation. Embossed Van Buskirk's Fragrant Sozodont For The Teeth and Breath

 

[jane8851]

Lip chip.

 

[jane8851]

To be honest the one on eBay looks better than mine and will probably go much cheaper.

 

[Plumbata]

Those are pretty common bottles so it must have worked pretty well. I have 2 or 3 languishing in my garage from a c. 1910 dumpsite.

If that ebay auction doesn't work in your favor, or if it does and you want multiples for other family members, I'll be sure to dig em out for ya.

 

[luckiest]

I dug one in a 1870's privy, it has slightly different embossing and is a darker aqua...
It says on the front:
Vanbuskirk's
Fragrant
Sozodont
and on one side: for the teeth and on the other: for the breath

I made a Christmas present of it, so I can't sell it to you.

 

[Plumbata]

Relatively unrelated but still somewhat applicable, I love finding and giving bottles to people who share the name of the original proprietors of the products contained in certain bottles. Snyder, Harmon, Hoffman, Probin (my father accomplished that one), McGrath (the fellow is a Mark McGrath, a veritable Sugar Ray!), Zimmerman, and I wish I could say that the list goes on. The joy of the recipients who get something personally meaningful is far more than enough payment in my mind. Vicarious pleasure is still pleasure so it works for me.