ASSORTED EMBOSSED MEDICINE BOTTLES, LOT OF 20
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ASSORTED EMBOSSED MEDICINE BOTTLES, LOT OF 20, mostly colorless with some aqua and others, each embossed or labeled, including a cobalt ground-stopper apothecary embossed "FRANK E. MORGAN & SONS / PHILADELPHIA", a Gorham, NH druggist with Owl Drug Co. pictorial, a Chamberlain's Colic Cholera & Diarrhea Remedy, a pair of black glass cylindrical medicines with paper labels for a Nicholasville, Kentucky pharmacy, several "STOPIT" medicines, and more. Fourth quarter 19th/first quarter 20th century. 6" HOA.
Provenance:
Collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA.
Condition
(Updated 1/29/2024) Excellent condition overall, most examples undamaged, some with minor stain/sickness and a couple with perhaps a lip chip or small nick including Mexican Mustang Liniment and two of the STOPITs. Update: paper labeled Oil of Wintergreen / Kentucky bottle accidentally broken at the neck.
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