What cities are known to have pontiled druggist bottles?

[sandchip]

ORIGINAL: texasdigger

Great bottles, great discussion, and that amber Alabama bottle is truly the prettiest druggist I have ever seen.

Mighty kind words, and greatly appreciated. I mentioned being put off by the seller's (inaccurate) description of the top, but once I saw it, I was floored. I've never seen this type of manufacturer's defect before. The top was mashed over after flaring, opened back up with two insertions of an iron rod, and sent on to the lehr. Glad they didn't have the strict quality control that they have nowadays.

 

[sandchip]

Another angle.

 

[bottlekid76]

That bottle is just killer Jimbo!

~Tim

 

[DruggistBottles]

ORIGINAL: appliedlips

What pontilled Illinois druggists do you have? Would love to see any from the Metro area. Thanks

Illinois has few pontiled bottles with the words "druggist" embossed on the glass. I am hopeful more will turn up. I had always assumed there were more. However, when the "Bottled in Illinois" book came out last year I only saw one (I still need to go through all 792 pgs). This is an exhaustive survey of Illinois bottles from 1840 - 1880. It is a great reference book. There are pontiled bottles from druggists - just not ones clearly marked as such. A few years back when I made up my mind to primarily collect ones marked "druggist". I let go a very rare druggist from Springfield - OP R. W. DILLER // SPRINGFIELD, IL // TURNER'S // LOTION. If I knew then how rare ones marked druggist were I would have kept it.

Right now the pontiled bottles I have related to Illinois druggist are the following (all open pontil):

A & M LINDSAY // LINIMENT (Springfield 1840's)
W.B FARRELLS / ARABIAGN / LINIMENT (Chicago)
H. G. FARRELLS / ARABIAN / LINIMENT / PEORIA
H.G. FARRELL // PEORIA ILL (1840s)

The only druggist I saw in the book on Illinois bottles is:
R & J. HOCKENHULL // DRUGGIST // JACKSONVILLE // ILLS. 5 3/8" Aqua OP

I have no whole medicines from the Metro area (St. Clair county Illinois near St. Louis). However, I do have a broken pontiled Indian Balm from my hometown. I also have some pieces to a hinge mold medicine from Belleville. I will post that in a new thread I am going to start this weekend on Heart Breakers. Attached is a picture of most of my Farrell bottles.

 

[earlyglass]

Here are 4 pretty rare colored pontilled apothecary or medicine bottles from Worcester, MA (embossed).

(left to right)
Phelp's Arcanum
William Coe
Hill Apothecary (small size)
Hill Apothecary (large size)

The Coe is very rare, but one is coming up in a Heckler sale (March).
The small size Hill is unique as far as I know.
The large size Hill is ext. rare.

 

[sandchip]

You know I be jonesing for that lil' Hill!

 

[bottlekid76]

I remember seeing a post from before when you showed those and thought Wow! Incredible bottles for sure there Mike!

~Tim

 

[DruggistBottles]

Amazing bottles earlyglass! Excellent color. The only older druggist I have form MA are common ones:

5 1/8" OP APOTHECARIES / HALL / BOSTON // NATHAN JARVIS / ORIS / TOOTH - WASH

8 1/4" Hinge B.O. & G.C. WILSON / BOTANIC DRUGGISTS / BOSTON

 

[DruggistBottles]

Here are my early Louisiana druggists. None of them are marked "druggist". Included in the picture is also a pontiled French druggist that was dug in New Orleans. It is marked "Pharmacie". Seems a long way to go to get a prescription filled...

5 5/8" OP PHARMACIE / PISCART / A ROUBAIX
5 3/8" OP E. E. MOUGIN. / NEW ORLEANS
6 5/8" IP F. P. DUCONGE / NEW ORLEANS .
5 7/8" OP O. O. WOODMAN // // NEW ORLEANS

I think that is it for my pontiled druggist. I'll have to double check if I missed a state. I am looking forward to seeing some more excellent examples from around the country.

 

[baltbottles]

Here are a couple Davis and Millers From Baltimore The Blue one is iron pontiled and one of two known. The aqua one is open pontiled and is the only one known.

Chris