Antique Store Finds

[Randalla]

While in an antique store in Cottonwood, AZ. I picked up these three bottles in excellent condition. The bottle on the left is one I'm particularly interested in knowing about. Bottle has the most embossing I've ever seen on a bottle and that's what captured my attention. It reads as follows:

One Pint Ammonia For Washing
Manufactured By The San Francisco Gas Light Co.
Keep This Bottle Corked And In A Cool Place
Price 25 Cents
Use A Tablespoon To A Gallon of Water

The bottle is 8-1/4" tall and is an aqua color. Very interested to learn anything about it and it's relative rarity. Thanks

 

[Step Back In Time]

That is a neat looking one, but I don't know anything about it

 

[Coled18]

“The gas manufacturing process created a considerable quantity of liquid coal tar residue. These substances had to be used or disposed of at a considerable cost. In that Ammonia can be easily distilled from coal tar, a new industry was formed, and the natural gas plants began manufacturing Ammonia for chemical, mining and household uses. The San Francisco Gaslight Company became a major producer and distributor of Ammonia in the area. Documents revealed that the company was selling Ammonia as early as 1875.”

Ammonia Mnfd. By S.F. Gaslight Co. – FOHBC Virtual Museum of Historical Bottles and Glass

fohbcvirtualmuseum.org

More pictures of the bottle, ie the seams, bottom and lip would help us determine a more specific age. I was also able to find several others just like it by searching keywords on Google, though maybe another collector could speak better to the uncommon characteristics of these ammonia bottles.

 

[Randalla]

Coled18, thanks for that very helpful information.