Rock pile Bottle 1870s privy any gusses?

[Diggin4Togas]

I think it might be some sort of an ancient egyptian oil and thats why they have the pyramid on the bottle[8|]

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: GuntherHess

pile medicines were normally ointments in small wide mouth bottles or jars.
can you post a closer photo? It looks a little like a bee hive.

Humm I always said it was piles,but maybe Gunter has something. Maybe it is a bee hive. Im looking at the bottom now.Lets bring this thing back to life. "What the Hell is that thing!" lol

Can you post a pic of yours?

 

[tftfan]

From the South East Bottle Club Newsletter 2003 , CATAWBA WINE BITTERS, maybe ?

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: tftfan

From the South East Bottle Club Newsletter 2003 , CATAWBA WINE BITTERS, maybe ?

That is not the same shape of pile but it is on the same page. I wonder what the heck that means. No hard proof yet. Guesses but no proof. nice bottle by the way

 

[downeastdigger]

I remember digging a similar bottle YEARS ago. Not exactly the same, but I vaguely remember it having an unexplained dot formation on it like that. Something like that. It was crudely embossed "SMOLANDERS PREPARATIONS".

Now I'm going to go google that to see if I'm right, or totally off base

 

[RICKJJ59W]

The mystery of the "rock pile" bottle lives on[]

 

[cowseatmaize]

The Bitters is a bunch of grapes. Tilt you head to the left and look at it standing upright.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: cowseatmaize

The Bitters is a bunch of grapes. Tilt you head to the left and look at it standing upright.

yeah thats what it looks like. Mine don't look like grapes

 

[andy volkerts]

ORIGINAL: downeastdigger

I remember digging a similar bottle YEARS ago. Not exactly the same, but I vaguely remember it having an unexplained dot formation on it like that. Something like that. It was crudely embossed "SMOLANDERS PREPARATIONS".

Now I'm going to go google that to see if I'm right, or totally off base

I think you are correct, and it was a smolanders laxative or pile remedy

 

[SAbottles]

Hey Rick, just thought I'd toss my 2 cents in ! This is on a small bottle I bought as part of a lovely old collection - thought it looked familiar :