Dr. J Hostetter Bottles

[RAFB]

Dr. J Hostetter Bottles with number 2 on the bottom of one and 01 or 10 on the other are these real or copies?

 

[hemihampton]

I don't think any body reproduces Hostetters. to common.

 

[RAFB]

Thank you--so these are real and were produced pre-1900?

 

[Hogtown Hunter]

Thank you--so these are real and were produced pre-1900?

They were making these bottles into the 1920s and later. An 1860s bottle would be worth way more than a 1920s bottle. Here is an example for sale of 1920s bottle.

 

[Hogtown Hunter]

Here is a 1860-1880.

 

[jwpevahouse]

Dr. J Hostetter Bottles with number 2 on the bottom of one and 01 or 10 on the other are these real or copies?

Hostetters Stomach Bitters is so common no one in their right mind would reproduce it. It was manufactured from the 1860s up to the depression era. So, there are countless variations of the bottle.

 

[Mike0611]

Dr. J Hostetter Bottles with number 2 on the bottom of one and 01 or 10 on the other are these real or copies?

There probably just mold numbers.

 

[LITTLE RHODY]

Dr. J. Hostetters emerged in 1851-1853. It started in San Francisco but moved to Pittsburgh, PA after the great fire of San Francisco. It was medicinal tonic aka quack medicine. It was 47% alcohol and herbal ingredients, hops, dandelion, buchu, mandrake and other unknowns." Just one bottle creates an appetite... forces off impure bile and purifies the system. " Two bottles cures bad livers and lends strength and cheerfulness." It was supplied to Union troops during the Civil War by the Medical Dept. and dubbed "The Soldier's Safeguard". It was thought to fight off the chills, fever and sweating that occurs with malaria. It cured dyspepsia, upset stomach. At 47% alcohol it was a great pain reliever.