horse liniment bottle

[Michiganne]

Since things are a bit slow here this time of year I thought I'd post this horse liniment bottle. I dug it a year or so ago in a small dump on some land my dad owns. Unfortunately, it is cracked. It reads "SAVE-THE-HORSE REGISTERED TRADEMARK SPAVIN REMEDY TROY CHEMICAL CO, BINGHAMTON, NY"

I'm not a horse person so I had to look up the definition of "spavin."
•a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness

Any guesses on its age? I talked to Al at Prostock and he said that a large number of the early bottles were made in NY.
And now for the rest of the story: I have several brothers (six, to be exact) and they all live in SW MI, except for one who lives in NY. My brother who lives in NY lives right outside of Binghamton. So, when I saw the name on the bottle it was a neat coincidence since we've driven through Binghamton numerous times when visiting them.

Thanks for looking and HH,
Michiganne

[Mich. Wolverine]

Nice bottle. I have never seen that one before. If the mold seam runs over the top to the opening it's a machine made bottle, so that would make it after 1915 give or take a couple of years. With the registered trademark on it I think it's from the midteens to 1920's. I think Dr. Killmers was in Binghamton Ny. too.

Wolverine.

[fistfulladirt]

I have a thing for those embossed cork-top medicines, nice! ffd

[mrs.oroblanco]

If you want to find out more about the bottle, there is a bottle club, they hit the areas from just north of Binghamton to around the Scranton Pa area (including the Dallas, Pa area). They advertise bottle shows and swaps every couple of months in the Binghamton newspaper and the Scranton Newspaper.

When they are up in the Bingo area - ask your brother to take it - between all those guys there, they can tell you its whole life. They are a great bunch - they buy, they sell, they give out info, do appraisals, the whole bit. (no charge).

B

[Michiganne]

If you want to find out more about the bottle, there is a bottle club, they hit the areas from just north of Binghamton to around the Scranton Pa area (including the Dallas, Pa area). They advertise bottle shows and swaps every couple of months in the Binghamton newspaper and the Scranton Newspaper.

When they are up in the Bingo area - ask your brother to take it - between all those guys there, they can tell you its whole life. They are a great bunch - they buy, they sell, they give out info, do appraisals, the whole bit. (no charge).

B

Thanks for the tip.

[Mike from MI]

Neat bottle. I think I can see the mold line over the top. Post 1890, probably early 1900's.