Recent Bitters bottle pickup and very little info anywhere about it

Deep Seeker

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I recently picked up a box of bottles at a yard sale and one is seemingly almost nonexistent online. I was able to locate two online but neither showed a price or even an estimate of price, and barely any info too. It's a Dr. Bishop's Wa-Hoo Bitters from New Haven, Connecticut. It appears to be yellow amber in color and 8" tall, which is supposedly a B-103 or B-104 (I think closer to 104) according to one of the sites (not sure which catalog number that's from). Any info or links to websites would be greatly appreciated. No chips or cracks, but was obviously dug so has minor scratches.
 

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Thank you for the link. That was one of the two sites I had found but was surprised it didn’t have any more info except that it’s ‘extremely rare’. The other site was an auction site, but the closing bid was unable to be viewed. It just states “sold”

This was one of the big ones in "near mint condition" but hopefully it makes you feel better anyway.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264341818230
 

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Congratulations on the super find. I gotta start hitting those garage and yard sales.
 

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This was one of the big ones in "near mint condition" but hopefully it makes you feel better anyway.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/264341818230
Wow! I knew the fact that the one website said “extremely rare” perhaps made it worth quite a bit more, but I wasn’t expecting that. I can’t believe I missed that one on eBay. That’s the first place I looked lol. I’m still curious if there are any in this color that are up for auction or have sold though just to see if there is any difference. Plus the difference in height: 8” vs 10 1/4”. I realize sometimes the color doesn’t effect price much, but I know especially with insulators (since I collect those too) can range in price hundreds of dollars based on a slight difference in color. But good eye on that auction :icon_thumleft: Thank you
 

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Dang nice score. Sweet. Jgas.
 

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It is a great find and if you had dug it, it would definitely be banner worthy. Great score and congratulations
 

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