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[Road Dog]

Always liked this one. It's Pontil marked as well. This design bottle was registered in 1853. So it dates 1854-60 ish.

 

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[Harry Pristis]

Always liked this one. It's Pontil marked as well. This design bottle was registered in 1853. So it dates 1854-60 ish.

Nice bottle, 'Road Dog' -- I've admired these wedge-shaped bottles at bottle shows.

Your collection seems to be as eclectic as my own.

Here's a cobalt bottle that I like:

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[River Rat]

Very pretty ~ love the color. Wonder what the candle company had in that bottle?

RR

 

[Road Dog]

Great bottle. Here is a bit of info on it. You may already know. Trog posted the pic at Antique-Bottles.
The Mexican Hair Renewer

This was the product of the Anglo-American Drug Co. of London. They were listed in 1884 at 33 Farringdon Road, London. The product was advertised at least as early as 1875. The last ad I found for them was in a 1920 issue of the same.

The British Medical Association examined its contents in 1912, and found it to contain about 94% rose water, 19% glycerine, 1% precipitated sulphur, and .1% lead acetate. The chemists mentioned that the second bottle they examined contained about 8 times as much lead acetate. The transcription below was included in their article.
THE MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER.
For restoring grey hair to its original colour without dyeing it, For renewing or causing hair to grow on bald spots. For preventing dandruff and the hair from falling out. For making the hair soft, glossy, pliant, and luxuriant. Daily application of this preparation for a week or two will surely restore faded, grey, or white hair to its natural colour and richness. If properly applied, it never fails; but it should be well shaken before using. It is not a dye, nor does it contain any colouring matter or offensive substance whatever. Hence it does not soil the hands, the scalp, or even white linen, but produces the colour within the substance of the hair. In many cases it has been successful in causing new hair to grow on bald spots, and it can be confidently recommended in all cases, unless the hair-glands are decayed; for if the glands are decayed and gone, no stimulant can restore them; but if, as is often the case, the glands are only torpid, "THE MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER" will renew their vitality, and a new growth of hair will follow.

 

[Road Dog]

Very pretty ~ love the color. Wonder what the candle company had in that bottle?

RRThanks, RR. Could have been Distilled Glycerine. Not totally sure.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Very pretty ~ love the color. Wonder what the candle company had in that bottle?

RRThanks, RR. Could have been Distilled Glycerine. Not totally sure.

That's great info on THE MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER; thanks, 'Road Dog'. "Torpid glands" -- yep! That's my problem. Lead acetate . . . good for what ails ya'!

The PRICE'S bottle is English, also, I believe. I vaguely remember reading that it contained liquid paraffin (= mineral oil).

Who else has a cobalt bottle to show us??

 

[Road Dog]

Yeah I remember something about paraffin too. Coulda been several things I guess. Here is a neat Heimstreet's Bottle it is a inimitable hair coloring. Will not freeze, restores grey to it's original color, 50 cents a bottle. Advertised for this stuff between 1851 and 1859.

This bottle is open pontilled. It is a bit mineral etched and could use a tumble.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Yeah I remember something about paraffin too. Coulda been several things I guess. Here is a neat Heimstreet's Bottle it is a inimitable hair coloring. Will not freeze, restores grey to it's original color, 50 cents a bottle. Advertised for this stuff between 1851 and 1859.

This bottle is open pontilled. It is a bit mineral etched and could use a tumble.

Nice bottle! The Heimstreet's has everything going for it -- age, color, form -- a prize!

Here is another cobalt medicine:
LACTOPEPTINE /
THE NEW YORK
PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION /
THE BEST
REMEDIAL AGENT IN ALL
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

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[Road Dog]

Very nice. I coulda used some of that this past Saturday

Here is a bottle of Oil Coriander put up by Dodge & Olcott Co. New York . Bottle is still half full.

Sorry about the fuzzy pics.

 

[Road Dog]

Here is an ink. Probably English.

 

[Harry Pristis]

All very nice bottles.

The cobalt glass is hard to beat.

I agree! Everyone loves cobalt blue glass. It certainly is a premium color for an antique bottle.

Here's a pair of Warner's (no doubt, some medical preparation) bottles -- different molds and different colors. Some would call the lighter blue a "cornflower blue." The color saturation of any glass batch comes from greater or lesser amounts of cobalt or copper.

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[Road Dog]

Nice Warner's. Great when you can get things in diff shades or colors. Rumfords come to mind.

Here is a super rare Blue I had a few years ago. Sold it for Jr. It is a Wilmington NC Medicine. Semi Cabin shape. Thought I would show a pic since you may not see another? Atleast I haven't. Sold it for around $660 bucks.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Nice Warner's. Great when you can get things in diff shades or colors. Rumfords come to mind.

Here is a super rare Blue I had a few years ago. Sold it for Jr. It is a Wilmington NC Medicine. Semi Cabin shape. Thought I would show a pic since you may not see another? Atleast I haven't. Sold it for around $660 bucks.

What a pretty medicine bottle, 'Road Dog'! Uncommon meds in color bring the big bucks! I don't think I could get six dollars for my cobalt warners.

Rumford bottles certainly come in attractive colors.

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[Road Dog]

Like those Rumfords! Have a couple around here somewheres. Here is a Card for Rumfords.

 

[Road Dog]

Here are a couple of my Rumfords. One of them is has a Patent date of 1868 on the bottom.

 

[jrsherman]

Gotta love cobalt! My favorite to find will always be Bromo's. As common as they are, I still love to see them come out of the ground!!

I recently bought one that is really nice. Only one I've seen, so I hope maybe Harry can help me with its rarity. Wonderful teal Bromo, as pictured below, next to a regular(albeit light) cobalt Bromo.

Thanks for sharing your bottles guys, I really love seeing them!!

 

[Harry Pristis]

Gotta love cobalt! My favorite to find will always be Bromo's. As common as they are, I still love to see them come out of the ground!!

I recently bought one that is really nice. Only one I've seen, so I hope maybe Harry can help me with its rarity. Wonderful teal Bromo, as pictured below, next to a regular(albeit light) cobalt Bromo.

Thanks for sharing your bottles guys, I really love seeing them!!

The cobalt blue is so characteristic of a Bromo bottle, it is startling to see one in blue-green (teal?)! That's a nice bottle, and I'd certainly put one on my shelf. I have no way to guage the rarity; but, none has ever come my way.

I do have one of the cobalt blue Bromos. Here it is:

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[Road Dog]

Greens , Teals, Clear types show up now and then with Bromos. Subtle differences in color would be less in value. I've seen odd color Bromos go for 75 to 125. Here is my Big Mamma Jamma Bromo. It is hand tooled lip and 6 1/2" tall.