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  1. Aug 05, 2009, 09:22 AM
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    john glassman
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    A nice balm bottle!!

    I dug this in my reset dig!!
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  2. Aug 05, 2009, 10:46 AM #2
    Mackaydon
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    Re: A nice balm bottle!!

    Great find!
    Balm of America was a typical American patent medicine, produced by Boston pharmacist Thomas Hollis in the 19th century. Pic of the bottle within a wrapper can be found here: http://americanhistory.si.edu/collec...gkey=51&page=2

    Here's an ad for the product:
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  3. Aug 25, 2009, 02:24 PM #3
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    Re: A nice balm bottle!!

    wtg on that oldie !
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  4. Oct 12, 2009, 05:49 PM #4
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    Re: A nice balm bottle!!

    You dig some really nice stuff! Thats a great bottle there!
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  5. Oct 13, 2009, 08:59 PM #5
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    Re: A nice balm bottle!!

    Sweet find.
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