Here are some of the best antique Medicine bottles seen on the Internet.
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![]() | GARGLING OIL / LOCKPORT,N.Y.
Cobalt blue ABM bottle with full label. Also see back side. |
![]() | LAKE'S INDIAN SPECIFIC
8" pontilled medicine. |
![]() | Brant's Indian Purifying Extract with full label and contents. Also has nice tubular open pontil. |
![]() | THE RIVER SWAMP CHILL & FEVER CURE / AUGUSTA, GA.
Sold June 2001 in Pacific Glass Auction lot 98. |
![]() | DR. FENNER'S / KIDNEY & BACKACHE / CURE
Common in amber but rare in this yellow (almost citron) coloration. Circa 1875-85 made in Fredonia, New York. Sold May 2001 on eBay by Jeff & Holly Noorsdy |
![]() | Dr HARTSHORN'S MEDICINE
with full label |
![]() | SHAKER FLUID / EXTRACT VALERIAN
This bottle contained Dr.Brown's Shaker Fluid Extract of English Valerian, which was a popular medicine compounded by Dr.Brown(who was a Shaker) in the 1830's. The Shakers gave the distributorship rights to Edward Brinley & Co. of Boston around 1840. This pontilled bottle dates from the 1845-1855 period. Info courtesy of digrdaveb@aol.com |
![]() | Dr H James Cannabis Indica by Craddock & Co, Proprietors,
Race St, Philadelphia, PA.
Rare illicit drug bottle that contained marijuana. Also see full size view. |
![]() | W.H. Mullen�s Hornets Nest Liniment, Charlotte, N.C
Embossed medicine with great label.
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![]() | U.S.A. / HOSP. DEPT.
These USA Hospital bottles were used during the Civil War by Union doctors. |
![]() | U.S.A. / HOSP. DEPT.
These USA Hospital bottles were used during the Civil War by Union doctors. This citron color is rare for these bottles. |
![]() | CARTERS SPANISH MIXTURE
Nice near mint example with open pontil base. Most examples of this bottle have an iron pontilled base. |
![]() | Shuptrine Druggist Savannah, Ga
Emerald green southern medicine. |
![]() | COVERT'S / BALM OF LIFE
Scarce, early medicine - 8 sided olive green with large tubular pontil. |
![]() | Front: "GUN WA'S CHINESE REMEDY"
Back: "WARRANTED ENTIRELY VEGETABLE AND HARMLESS". One of the premiere Colorado bottles. See 1999 article in Bottles & Extras by Frank Baxter about these bottles. |
![]() | LINDSEY'S / BLOOD SEARCHER / HOLLIDAYSBURG PA
Top-notch medicine that is rare when colored like this deep olive green example with an improved pontil base. |