Hi all, just a quick question.
Does anyone know what 'The Mother's Friend' was? I have a green bottle from 1870s-1890s era that says "The Mother's Friend" on the front, "Bradfield Regl Co" on one side, and Atlanta, GA on the other. Just wanted to know if this was like "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing...
I found this bottle at a flea market for $1.00 and snatched it up right then and there. This bottle is about 8-9 inches tall, and it doesn't have any kind of marking to tell me what it was. Nothing on the bottom or sides or anything. It's unique shaped, thin but wide, with a very skinny neck...
I found this bottle at a flea market/antique store in Texas for a reasonable price. The seam stops midway to the top, dates it 19th century. It has a small chip on the lip, but nothing too bad. The bottle, despite cleaning, has a unique frosted look to it. On one side it says "DR. WHITE'S"...
I found this bottlel at a little store for a dollar. It dates 19th century and shows it. It has an internal crack, it's chipped at the top, and has major mineral staining. The only indication as to what it was is on the bottom, where it reads "NORWICH 8" (see picture below). Any clue as to...
I want to photograph my bottles with the embossing, because some of them are rare and some are just cool. I tried holding them near a light, but only got a bright glare. I tried outside, but got either too bright or too dark pics. I use digital camera, and sometimes the pics are great, but...
I'm considering selling some of my "less precious" bottles at my mom's flea market booth. Based on those of you who buy from flea market/antique stores, are you more likely to buy a bottle if it is displayed neatly and labeled "Antique Medicine Bottle, 1870s-1880s", or if it is just put on a...
Hi everyone. I was wondering, what kind of places are there in which a collector can display their collection for the public? Right now, my collect is in my room in various medicine cabinets and shelves. The only local place that offered to display my bottles was a historical museum, but you...
Hi all. Just looking for some info on one of my bottles. I found a beaut at a nice antique shop.
GILLET'S HIGH GRADE EXTRACT and it has a picture of an owl sitting on a half-moon on the front.
One side says CHICAGO USA
One side says E.W.Gillet CO LTD.
The bottle is a light-purple shade...
Hi all. I have a bottle that I'd love to know a little more about. Here it is:
BLACK CAT POLISH CO
BUFFALSO N Y
4 3/4" inches tall - 1870-1890s (the seam ends halfway up the neck).
It's a smoky-clear color. When I got it, it was grey-black and full of dirt and junk, and I...
Hi all. Now, I don't call myself a bottle expert, and I'm still learning my way around with pricing and stuff, but I just happened to see this on EBay and couldn't help but laugh. This lady is selling 3 "Very-Old-Set of 3 Diff. Medicine Bottles". Now, she's starting the bid 1.99, which is ok...
Hi all. Found a neat bottle for a buck at a flea market. Any info would be nice.
NEUROSINE
DIOS CHEMICAL CO.
8 FLUID OUNCES
[On the Bottom - 3 O (in a box) 7]
Clear / 6 3/8" tall / Round / 20th century - 1900s onward
Just wanted to know what it was. Thanks all. Bottle Girl.
This bottle's kinda cool. 50 cents at a flea market in a heap of trash. Just wanted to know what it was.
Brown / 3 inches tall / Corktop / Number "2" encircled on the bottom (it's big) / the Seam dates it 1900 and onward
There are hundred + pinpoint bubbles throughout the glass (even on...
Hi all. Need help with info on this bottle.
This is one of my first bottles I got ($2 off EBay). This is the info:
FERNOLINE CHEMICAL WKS
(On one side - CHARLESTON, S.C.)
(On another side - NEW YORK)
Nothing on the bottom
Aqua / 5 1/16" tall / Rectangle Shaped / Seam ends 3/4 of the...
Hi all. Here's a cool thing I got to share and need help with:
In October, I bought a bottle off of EBay - it was an aqua Dr. Thompson's Eye Water bottle that dated 1870s-1890s. Very cool. Even better was for Christmas, I got another bottle of the same kind, except this one was frosty and...
I love this little bottle. I found it in a basket of junk in a flea market and purchased it immediately for 50 cents. There is absolutely NO writing on this bottle anywhere - Not even on the bottom. Here's the facts:
Aqua-green colored / 2 3/4" tall / Round / Seam ends AT THE SHOULDER...
Hi all. Need help with a bottle. Here's the facts:
ATLANTIC LIFE INSURANCE CO.
RICHMOND, VA
(On the bottom) A.G.W. T-4
Clear / 3 inches tall / Round / Seam stops halfway up the neck = 1870s-1890s. The neck is crooked and cruedly made - it looks like the neck was "set on top of" the...
Can you help me out here? I bought this bottle for 50 cents at a flea market. I found a picture that looked just like it in the 2003 Bottle Pricing Guide and it's listed as a "Medical Salts" bottle on page 150 and it's valued at 8.00-10.00. Just wanted to know if I really did have a medical...
Hi guys. I am so Jealous! of the awesome bottles you all have. I don't have anything NEAR as cool as those, but here's my prized possession (for now). Sorry it's not anything special but I like it - it's my favorite out of my 60+ bottles I have right now. Maybe one day I'll get something...
These are my poison bottles, just thought like sharing them with you all. Hey if anyone sees something that's rare or special or unique or anything, please alert me, because as far as I know, these are all normal, sometimes-found bottles.
Here's what I have, left to right:
Lysol bottle -...
Hi all, Bottle Girl here. I sure wish I could do some digging! I've seen some people with tons of neat old bottles that they "just found in the back yard". Anyone know of anything in the Oklahoma region, please tell me.
I have a question: my town has been around since the 1800s. I have seen...