Caldwell's Syrup Peptin

[Johnny Rocky]

This was another bottle I found in my great grandparents collection. I apologize if it's not in the right place as I haven't gotten very good at dating bottles yet so I'm just guessing. Was wondering how old this was and if it had any value?

 

[gotthefever]

1900’s maybe worth $5

 

[Johnny Rocky]

Thanks for the help!

 

[Skoda]

Caldwell's was a laxative that was first put on the market in the early 1890's and not only survived the great quack medicine purge but was still being produced until at least the 1940's, which I would assume to be because it actually worked to some degree. The one you have is a free sample size and I would estimate it to be 1910's era. gotthefever's price estimate is spot on.

 

[Johnny Rocky]

Good to know, thanks! It's been quite a while since I've gone through these, but these are the ones that initially got me interested in this sort of thing.

 

[DavidW]

Fairly common but that's still a cute little aqua bottle! I like the detailed "wordy" embossing on the front.
The "I inside a diamond" mark on the bottom shows it was made by Illinois Glass Company (Alton, IL) , and that mark was used from around 1915 to 1929.

The Dr. W. B. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin bottles were made in several sizes, and many minor mold varieties have been found.