Some bottles for your viewing pleasure

[Chitlin]

I'd be more active here if my computer weren't so old and slow... kind of like Me and my Tesoro.

Some pics of a few my goodies....don't want to bore yall

 

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[Chitlin]

Man that took a long time....the Agua de Florida came from the same place I found my porter tag a few weeks ago... have not looked into yet......few more then I gotta run

 

[surf]

Hello Chitlin,

Beautiful triumvirate of umbrellas, sir. There was some significant viewing pleasure from this end, thanks.

Be on the look out for ole G.W.'s SARSAPARILLA & QUEENS DELIGHT and the ever popular Neurotic Oil.

"Printed manuscript, undated, of G.W. Aimar & Co., nineteenth-century druggist's label. The Aimar drug store, founded in 1852, operated at the corner of King and Vanderhorst streets in Charleston for over one hundred twenty-five years.

The imprint, which likely dates from the period 1852-1877, is a relic from the days when druggists compounded and bottled their own remedies; it was intended to be affixed to a bottle of George Washington Aimar's store brand gonorrhea medicine. No doubt, the formula was some mixture of lead, zinc, or copper salts that did little more than treat the symptoms. Despite the "infallible" five-day cure promised by the label, no cure for gonorrhea existed until the sulfa drugs of the 1930s and the antibiotics of the 1940s." G.W. Aimar & Co. (Charleston, S.C.) Druggist's Label, [c. 1869]

"The firm was founded by George Washington Aimar (1827-1877) in 1852; his brother, Charles, operated the store until 1903; Charles' son, Arthur P. Aimar, then took over; it remained in Arthur's son's hands until 1978, when - in their 70s - they finally decided to close the business." Civil War Medicine (and Writing): Palmetto State Druggist - G.W. Aimar & Co. - Part II - The Firm <<< Excellent history at this blog!

 

[Harry Pristis]

That's a very interesting and eclectic group of South Carolina finds, 'Chitlin'.
I can discern only a few food bottles in the groups . . . I can see
a French capers bottle and an American pickle jar. Does this distribution
represent your collecting or display preference?

That trumpet-neck aqua bottle in the first group image is interesting.
Is it pontil-scarred? Can you show us a close-up image?

 

[Treasurecoast1715]

Nice bottle collection! I've picked up a few unique ones over the last couple of years. I love the old medicine ones.

 

[Bass]

Wow! What a fine assortment. Love the umbrella inks and the aqua blue bottle. I have a tesoro as well and that is one great machine. Thanks for sharing your bottles with us

 

[Chitlin]

Thanks for the good info and feedback....

I'm nowhere nears as smart as my screenname might indicate (lol) and when it comes to my bottles I know very little.... I would say my display is more based on which ones my wife lets me bring in the house!

While I have been scourging for a long time, I've never been a dedicated bottle hunter (so little time) and have never had the privvylidge of digging an real unmolested privvy... one of these day's though, one of these days...

I'm glad you asked about the trumpet bottle... I'm thinking it is this one. I'll get some better pictures at some point today. The bottom is smooth but irregular and has a seam aand has kind of a blob on the lip at the top of the seam... pictures will be better than me trying to describe it. 8 1/2" tall, base is +/- 1 3/4" and top is +/- 1 1/4". I still remember the exact moment when I found this one.

Any way.. these Cramer & Kersten bottles came from the same place but the tops are broken off (still makes for good picture though)....and the other stuff...eyeballed the little SC button. Went with my buddy to bid a job and had only a few fleeting minutes to look around under a scarey building. They didn't get the job though but I'm not sure the work was ever done. Owner of the building is... lets just say not so nice and leave it at that...... I would love to get the chance to go back as I think there is a treasure trove down there.

 

[Chitlin]

...some more of that one and this one came out the river near a plantation. Cruising after a big rain, the only thing I saw was the circle of the base, which usually ends up just the broken butt piece for me, not this time.... and the cool little Balm of Thousand Flowers bottle... I love how thin the lip is, amazing it is still in one peice.

 

[Bass]

Chitlin, thats an awesome collection you got there. Really appreciate you letting us see it. That last one, balm of thousand flowers is gorgeous. What a fantastic find!

 

[surf]

Hey Chitlin,

Thanks for the additional photos. These are some killer bottles in beautiful shape. The lip on the trumpet mouthed bottle is a rolled finish. The flared lip on the Balm of a Thousand Flowers (don'tcha just love that name!) looks perfect. They seldom come out of the ground intact. The laid on ring on that wine looks great.

Please get all macro on these three finishes. They are a treat to see. Macro, Macro!

If you wanna increase your bottle knowledge, explore Bill Lindsey's great site: Historic Bottle Website - Homepage

I hop you'll make further, up close & personal, introductions to your top shelf bottles.

 

[surf]

Wait a minute, I completely forgot to ask about this gentleman with the penetrating gaze. Please do detailed backstory, and further photography, if you're inclined.

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

What Bass said,,,,love the Balsam of a thousand flowers !! not to mention all the rest, Thanks for shareing !

 

[Harry Pristis]

I think the Balsam bottle is a good one. I found four listed by different manufacturers. The Fetridge listing was for a pontil-scarred, bead lip variant which sold for $50, according to my 2006 guide.

The capers bottle is not an everyday bottle, I think. I have one that has a pontil scar. It is from a river in the SE. I think they are cool.

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[Chitlin]

I remember the exact moment I found that one... one of the older electricians couldn't believe I "wanted to go" under there. If I remember correctly the Balm bottle and the capers bottle came from the same spot....

....The spooky dude came from a box of stuff I got from my folks house after my Mom passed away. Some kind of hologram thing... sometimes you see him, sometimes you don't. I rekon he is some kind of kin... .. took a few pics of him today where he lives under the glass x2. (picture got posted in the reverse order I thought they were gonna)

My sister snatched all the obvious good jewelry, leaving the scraps for me..... I kind of half lied when I claimed only to have found 2 in my life... 2 in the dirt, this one in a box... pretty good scraps hey?

 

[surf]

Hey Chitlin,

That daguerreotype locket is a great piece. You say, you've got 3 Charleston tags? Are they all Lafar's? Quite the scrap, that!

 

[Chitlin]

I'll have to look into that locket..thanks for the info. There was a Charleston silversmith named Hayden (I think).... wonder if they are connected....google google.

Only the one Lafar, the others are 1839 and 1863. The 1863 I found a few weeks ago. It is on the today's finds with pics. It got a little bit of love and even some banner votes but now it's kind of buried... which is OK I guess as sometimes things get a little out of hand in those forums.
Which leads me to say, this is a very comfortable subforum in the vastness that is T-Net!


Hows this pro-vino bitters bottle. People moved out of a house and left this in the garage. Still has 3/4 liquid left.... when I laid it on it's side for the photo this morning, I realized the cork is now cracked and it leaked....I think I'd rather look at the bottle clean without the tattered label and tape.... Guess I better go ahead and drink it while it's still good.

 

[yakker]

You've come across- one way r another- some amazing stuff! Thanks for the view- a treat for sure. Look forward to seeing more as you see fit! Yak

 

[Chitlin]

F W Jessen...I'd never noticed the bottom said New York...and something else. The back says "this bottle not to be sold"... I thought I took a picture but I guess I got sidetracked instead...

 

[Bass]

Seems another bottle like yours was being discussed a while back on different site. Hope this helps yo out

RE: F.W. Jessen Charleston S.C. - 3/25/2011 1:22:28 AM

hannah
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Posts: 1
Joined: 3/24/2011
Status: offline Frederick William Jessen was born in Germany in 1852 and died in Charleston,SC
in 1923. He is buried in Bethany Cemetery in Charleston. He owned a brewrey in
Charleston and bottled beer for his saloons and Budweiser. The Jessen bottle is from 1888. F.W. was my Great Uncle.
Thanks,Harold Jessen

(in reply to glopf43)
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[Harry Pristis]

That Jessen is interesting. It's a variant of the one I found in the Edisto
many years ago. Mine has no embossing on the bottom. A soak in vinegar will
help remove the barnacle scars so that you can read the faint marks.

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