U.S. Naval Pharmacy, other military bottles

[Wilkie]

I have a small collection of military bottles, different sizes of the common "U.S. Naval Pharmacy" bottles and also many from the Naval Base in Vallejo, CA (probably most likely from a local store that just put Naval Pharmacy in their name. I'm searching for any others, Naval, Marine, whatever may be out there.

 

[Wilkie]

Sorry, I don't get the joke!

 

[hossom1]

hello i am in possesion of one of the finest naval boarding weapon collections in the free world. my partner and i have dove for these and we emptied a museum of their collection. I would be happy to trade for a sawyers crystal blueing or similar.here's a pic of my collection. from what ive been told , these have surrender instructions printed on them in the invading country's language. check them out!

 

[hossom1]

sale? would you sell your children? would you sell your mother? oh no friend these are not for "sale" however i would consider trading with Saj for that cabin bitters he has. It reminds me of my childhood home in the woods of maine. or i might sell them on ebay i dont know yet.

 

[GuntherHess]

Hmmm, not sure your translation is correct , that one apprears to read ' bite the was tadpole'.
http://www.bitethewaxtadpole.com/bitethewaxtadpole.htm

 

[hossom1]

Im glad you brought this up ,gunther, "tadpoles" were the name the chinese gave foreign naval invaders. you see the invaders would have to jump off the ship to come ashore due to the rocky chinese coastline,(very similar to maine's coast) as they swam ferociously toward them, the chinese ,squinting into the sun of course, mistook their legs for tails. they were so shocked they dropped their weapons and were left defenseless leaving them only to bite and scatch their way to victory. after many sucsessfull battles in this fasion they began to write "bite the wax tadpole" on all gov't issued naval boarding weapons, of which i am in possesion of the largest collection of said weaponry in the free world.

 

[Wilkie]

Maybe you'll be willing to trade for a cobalt Hostetters? I'll even throw in my ocean front beach house in Arizona.

 

[capsoda]

Now your catching on Timmy boy.... A deck sweaoer is a mythical beasty that seames to populate the land of Ebay. Only the uneducated local natives of this land can possess them.

 

[capsoda]

Would love to see some of your pharms.

 

[Wilkie]

I have a few pics I can show you. Here is the first. 3 different sizes:
1. MEDICAL/DEPARTMENT/U.S.N.//200 C.C.
2. MEDICAL/DEPARTMENT/U.S.N.
3. MEDICAL/DEPARTMENT/U.S.N.//100 C.C.