Bottle help. Lots of pictures.

[DirtyMike]

These are a few bottles that I dont know anything about. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike

 

[timekiller]

1)Whiskey
2) maybe medicen or food bottle
3) Castoroil
4) Iodine
5) pill
6) Maybe iodine as well or like
All late 1800's to early 1900's
Just my thought's! Nice Finds!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

1- Warranted Flask Whiskey
2- Plain Oval Prescription Ware
3- Shoo-Fly Whiskey Flask
4- Round Cornered French Square medicine tablet or shoe polish.
5- looks lika a homeopathic vial but could be modern ginseng.
6- French Square medicine tablet.

All late 1800's to early 1900 cork tops. (not sure of the ginseng looking vial)

These are official shapes from an old glass manufacturers catalog. I can post another pic or two if you need them.

 

[Ramitt]

Neat catalog.

 

[IronSpike]

1st hunt 2010 found a bottle just like your 3rd one What does the 1st bottle read?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

1st hunt 2010 found a bottle just like your 3rd one What does the 1st bottle read?

I believe its says WARRANTED FLASK. The third one is a Shoo-Fly Whiskey shape.

 

[IronSpike]

1st hunt 2010 found a bottle just like your 3rd one What does the 1st bottle read?

I believe its says WARRANTED FLASK. The third one is a Shoo-Fly Whiskey shape.

Thanks bigcypresshunter it does look like shoo-fly bottle Warrented also being a whiskey flask.

http://www.sha.org/bottle/labeledbottles.htm

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

1st hunt 2010 found a bottle just like your 3rd one What does the 1st bottle read?

I believe its says WARRANTED FLASK. The third one is a Shoo-Fly Whiskey shape.

Thanks bigcypresshunter it does look like shoo-fly bottle Warrented also being a whiskey flask.

http://www.sha.org/bottle/labeledbottles.htm

I guess they used a Whiskey shape for Bitters as well. In reality, there is not much difference between bitters and whiskey LOL. Nothing like a high alcohol content bitters to aid digestion, restore the appetite and prevent Malaria. cool pic.

 

[mile-ender]

Pics 135 and 136 look like pics of a little tonic bottle - http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/section/109/1/ginseng - I find 'em frequently, those and the little aluminum tops that go with 'em.
And to Bigcy - what's the book your posting pics from? I could really use a copy of that!

 

[DirtyMike]

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Pics 135 and 136 look like pics of a little tonic bottle - http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/section/109/1/ginseng - I find 'em frequently, those and the little aluminum tops that go with 'em.
And to Bigcy - what's the book your posting pics from? I could really use a copy of that!

"Bottle Identification" copyrighted 1965 by H.E. Putman. This book is a reprint of the 1911 Illinois Glass Company "Bottles of Every Description" catalog. It also has some supplement pages from the "National Bottlers Gazette" 1892 & 1895. http://www.historicbottles.com/bottlebooks.htm scroll down.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Heres one for $7 http://www.cyberattic.com/directory/Books_and_Publications:Catalogs.html

Even cheaper here http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Putnam,+H.E.

 

[mile-ender]

Heres one for $7 http://www.cyberattic.com/directory/Books_and_Publications:Catalogs.html

Even cheaper here http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Putnam,+H.E.

You rock! Thanks