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Premier Catalog Auction #175
Glass Works Auctions
Premier Catalog Auction #175
Choice Selections from the Dick and Elma Watson Collection
Closing Date: July 22nd, 2024 @ 10:00 PM
Opens for bidding July 15th
(Min. Bid) (Estimated Value)
1. Pattern Moulded Pocket Flask, ca. 1825 - 1835, clear glass with a faint aqua tint, 24-vertical rib pattern, 6"h, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Numerous tiny air bubbles. Probably from a Pittsburgh District or Ohio glass house.
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
2. "GEO. C. HUBBEL & CO. - GEO. C. HUBBEL & CO.", (Ring/Ham, G-63a), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, bluish aqua semi-cabin, 10"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth, a 98% original label in part reads: 'Hubbel & Cos. Golden Bitters, a Superior Tonic and Unequaled Remedy for Dyspepsia, Geo. C. Hubbel & Co., Corner Water & Ferry Street, Hudson, N.Y.'. The bottle is perfect. We sold a few, but this is the first to have this highly graphic original label.
($200.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
3. "LEDIARD'S - MORNING CALL", (similar to (Ring/Ham, L- 61), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium emerald green, 10 1/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. A tiny 'rainbow' blemish is on the inside edge of the lip. This is a rare and unlisted variant that lacks the Bitters embossing. Ex. Dr. Osgood, Charles Gardner and Rodger Sweetland Collections.
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
4. "L. LYONS / PURE OHIO / CATAWBA BRANDY / CINI.", Ohio, ca. 1860 - 1870, golden amber, 13 1/4"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Nice glass whittle, a rare and wonderful example.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
5. "OLD DR. TOWNSEND'S - MAGIC STOMACH BITTERS - NEW-YORK.", (Ring/Ham, T-51.5), New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium blue green, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine near perfect condition. Probably related to Dr. Townsend's of sarsaparilla fame, but considerably rarer! Fine example with numerous various size trapped air bubbles.
($500.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,600.00)
6. "DOCTOR - E.W. VONDERSMITH - INDIAN - COUGH BALM.", (Odell, pg. 359), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, greenish aqua, 10-sided, 8 3/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine condition. Highly whittled glass and extremely rare possibly only three or four known examples. A 'top shelf' Indian medicine bottle!
($500.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.00)
7. "SIMES / 20TH & SPRUCE ST - EGG SODA / TRADE MARK", Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, pale aqua torpedo, 9"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A tiny chip is off the outside edge of the lip. Also a few light scattered scratches, as expected for a bottle that never stood upright. A very rare and unusual bottle. Several bottles have Egg Nogg embossing, but this is the only one we are aware of with Egg Soda!
($250.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
8. "DR. B. OBER'S - COMPOUND EXTRACT / OF / MOUNTAIN ASH", (Odell, pg. 267), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, rectangular with wide beveled corner panels, 7 1/2"h, open pontil, tool flared out lip. About perfect (a miniscule flake is off the edge of the base). This is a very rare pontiled medicine bottle.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
9. "EAGLE IN FLIGHT - "NEW LONDON" (in a banner) / ANCHOR / "GLASS WORKS" (in a banner), (GII-68), New London Glass Works, New London, Connecticut, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium blue green pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Excellent overall condition. Nice glass whittle. A scarce color for this mould and has the more desirable 'Eagle in Flight' embossing.
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
10. "DR. E.R. PALMERS - COMPOUND EXTRACT / OF SARSAPARILLA / & WILD CHERRY - AUBURN. N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 262), (DeGrafft, #161), New York, ca. 1860 - 1865, bluish aqua, 7 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and flared out wide mouth lip. Perfect condition. In his book 'American Sarsaparilla Bottles', DeGrafft gives this bottle an extremely rare rating, but does not mention a wide mouth variant. Obviously a 'one of a kind' glass blower whimsy that was taken home after work.
($350.00) ($500.00 - 700.00)
11. "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD / LOCOMOTIVE - (reverse is identical), (GV-2), Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, New York, ca. 1840 - 1845, bluish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. About perfect (a touch of light external shoulder stain). Bold impression and nice textured glass.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
12. SCROLL Flask, "M'CARTY & TORREYSON" / (five pointed star) / "MANUFACTURERS / WELLSBURG, VA." - LARGE SUNFLOWER, (GIX- 48), Wellsburg Glass Works, Wellsburg, Virginia ca. 1840 - 1845, bluish aqua with olive neck striations pint, iron pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A thin open surface bubble is on the middle shoulder panel, otherwise in perfect condition. Great impression, scarce mould and no trace of wear!
($375.00) ($700.00 - 900.00)
13. FRIGATE / "FRANKLIN" / "FREE TRADE AND SAILORS RIGHTS" - MASONIC ARCH / "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA", (GIV-34), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1820 - 1830, light to medium yellow green (citron) pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A thin internal open bubble is on the Franklin panel, and some light internal haze, otherwise an exceptional example of a very historic flask. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Captain David Porter, commander of the USS Essex, raised a banner proclaiming "A Free Trade and Sailors Rights", creating a political slogan that was often repeated for decades in Congress.
Kensington Glass Works flasks in any color other than aqua are very rare and highly sought after. We know of two other examples in this mould, one in a medium blue green, the other in yellow olive. Ex. Judge Blaske Collection #582.
($18,000.00) ($25,000.00 - 35,000.00)
14. AMERICAN EAGLE - EAGLE WITH SERPENT IN BEAK, (GII-9), Monongahela Pittsburgh District Glass Works, ca. 1836 - 1840, clear glass with a hint of Vaseline color pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition and with an exceptional impression! This very rare flask was rated as number 29 in McKearin's, American Glass "top 40" historical flasks. Referred to as the "Snake of Corruption" it has always been believed to have been made for either William Henry Harrison Presidential campaign of 1836, when he lost to Martin Van Buren, or 1840 when he defeated Van Buren trying for his second term. In our opinion this is a fine example of a very historically important flask! Ex. Judge Blaske Collection #287.
($8,000.00) ($12,000.00 - 16,000.00)
15. "NATIONAL / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, N-8), Pennsylvania, ca. 1867 - 1875, golden yellow with amber tone ear of corn, 12 1/2"h, "PATENT / 1867" on smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect 'attic found' condition with no trace of wear or scratches. Wonderful shading of color in as close to being a pure yellow as you will find! You will want to put this one in your 'corn crib'!
($500.00) ($800.00 - 1,200.00)
16 "SIMON'S CENTENNIAL BITTERS - TRADE MARK", (Ring/Ham, S-110), Pennsylvania, ca. 18. 76, red amber torso with yellow amber arms bust of George Washington, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Pristine perfect condition. No wear or scratches and in a wonderful shade of color! Available in aqua, but considerably more difficult to find in amber. Bernard Simon of Scranton, Pennsylvania received a patent for this bottle on December 14, 1875, six months before the celebration of our American Centennial, held in Philadelphia in 1876. ($1,500.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
17. Figural Pineapple, "J.C. & CO.", (Ring/Ham, P-100), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep amber pineapple, 8 1/2"h, pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition and considerably harder to find than the "W. & Co. / N.Y." embossed examples.
($400.00) ($700.00 - 900.00)
18. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-40), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, medium yellow green with olive tone pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A minor in-making chip on the side of the lip (created when the flask was sheared away from the blow pipe) has been partially blended in by the lip finishing tool. A rare color for this flask and with the exception of the minor in-making flaw is in pristine 'right out of the mould' condition!
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
19. Handled Whiskey, "BININGER'S / DAY DREAM / A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO 19 BROAD ST. N.Y.",(Denzin, BIN-39), (Bender, BPK-46), New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, amber jug, 7 3/4"h, pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth and handle. About perfect. The "grand slam" of handled Bininger's includes, the olive green jug, the urn, the Kinckerbocker, and the Day Dream. Of those, the Daydream is the rarest! This is one of possibly four or five known examples, several of which are damaged. ($3,500.00)
($6,000.00 - 8,000.00)
20. "ST / DRAKE"S / 1860 / PLANTATION / X / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, D-105), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, medium pinkish topaz color 6-log cabin, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition, no trace of wear or scratches. A fine example to put into your color run of Drake's Bitters!
($400.00) ($600.00 - 800.00)
21. "HIGHLAND BITTERS / AND / SCOTCH TONIC", (Ring/Ham, H- 117), Tennessee, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber barrel, 9 3/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. About perfect. Fine example and one of the more difficult to find of the barrel bitters group! The only true figural bitters bottle from the State of Tennessee!
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
22. "ST / DRAKE'S / 1860 / PLANTATION / X / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, D-105), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, medium topaz color 6-log cabin, 9 3/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. An exceptional example in many ways. Extremely bold impression, no trace of wear or scratches and in a very rare, stunningly attractive light color!
($600.00) ($800.00 - 1,200.00)
23. "CLOTWORTHY'S - ORIENTAL / TONIC BITTERS", Ring/Ham, (C-176), American, ca. 1870 - 1880, yellow amber, 10"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. About perfect (minor shoulder panel wear). Rated as rare. Ex. Judge MacKenzie Collection.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 250.00)
24. "CATAWBA / WINE" - (bunch of grapes) - "BITTERS" - (bunch of grapes), (Ring/Ham, C-85), (Wichmann, pg. 45), California, ca. 1860 - 1870, deep emerald green, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Lightly cleaned, but retains some scratches mostly on an embossed grapes panel. A small cluster of sand grains in the top edge of the lip has a faint in-making flaw on one edge. A rare deep pure green color! Not many California bitters bottles found their way into the Watson collection. But Dick liked the unusual grape embossing and color so he added this one!
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
25. Label Under Glass, 'Lutz's / German Stomach / Bitters / Reading, Pa. / Registered.', (Ring/Ham, L-134), Pennsylvania, ca. 1880 - 1900, yellowish amber bottle, gold trimmed black lettering on a white background label, 8"h, "ISSAC D. LUTZ / READING, PA." on smooth base, tooled lip. About perfect. Fully intact painted label and covering glass. A like example is pictured in 'Bitters Bottles' by Ring/Ham, color plate page 49.
($800.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,600.00)
26. "DINGENS / NAPOLEON COCKTAIL BITTERS - DINGENS BROTHERS / BUFFALO, N.Y.", (Ham/Ring, N-3), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish green figural drum, 10 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Some glass whittle, extremely bold impression and full iron pontil. Of the few known colors that the Napoleon "drum" are found in the green examples are easily the most attractive and most desirable. This is a prime example as nice as any you will find!
($5,000.00) ($8,000.00 - 12,000.00)
27. "CASPER'S WHISKEY / MADE BY HONEST / NORTH / CAROLINA PEOPLE", (Denzin, CAS-42), North Carolina, ca. 1890 - 1900, cobalt blue, 11 3/4"h, smooth base, fluted shoulder panels, tooled lip. Pristine perfect like new condition! A classic American whiskey bottle and one of the only ones in cobalt blue glass!
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
28. "McKNIGHT'S MALT WINE / ALBANY N Y.", (unlisted), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, yellow olive with amber tone, 10"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Perfect condition. Some glass, unusual diamond layout embossing and extremely rare. We auctioned this bottle in auction twenty and have not seen another since.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
29. "CONSTITUTION - BITTERS - PUT UP BY / B.M. & E.A. W. & CO. / NEW YORK", (Ring/Ham, C-220), New York, ca. 1860 - 1865, aqua round gazebo form, 8 1/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Lightly cleaned to its original luster, but retains a few light scratches and slight inside neck stain. Extremely rare, currently one of only three known examples with the other two being in firm collections. This is the only bitters bottle to utilize this very unusual and eye appealing form! Like the A.M. Bininger Company, the B.M. & E.A. Whitlock Company (probably a competitor) had a number of very identifiable bottles made to sell their products. These bottles have become very popular with today's collectors.
($3,500.00) ($7,000.00 - 9,000.00)
30. "M.D. FLINTS - WILD CHERRY / COMPOUND", American, ca. 1870 - 1880, yellow amber, 8-side panels, 10 1/2"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. An attractive form, similar to several bitters bottles and may have been a labeled one. Very rare. According to the auction records the last one sold was in 2002!
($350.00) ($700.00 - 900.00)
31. "UPPER TEN / BITTERS - P. N. K. & CO. - NEW YORK", (Ring/Ham, U-14), New York, ca. 1870 - 1880, yellow with amber and olive tones, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Lightly cleaned to pristine condition. Listed as very rare and even more so in this very eye appealing unlisted color! The last auction record (possibly this bottle) was in 1994! Ex. Dan Murphy Collection #227.
($350.00) ($500.00 - 700.00)
32. "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" / BUST OF FRANKLIN / "ERIPUIT COELO FULMEN / SCEPTRUMQUE TYRANNIS" - "T.W. DYOTT. M.D." / BUST OF DYOTT / "KENSINGTON GLASS / WORKS PHILADELPHIA", (GI-96), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, bluish green quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Excellent overall pristine condition. Crude textured glass, very bold impression even on the edge embossing. This is a mould that you almost never see in any color except aqua. A very rare sparkling beauty! ($1,500.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
33. "LIBERTY" / EAGLE - "WILLINGTON / GLASS, CO / WEST WILLINGTON / CONN", (GII-61), Willington Glass Works, West Willington, Connecticut, ca. 1855 - 1865, reddish amber lower two-thirds shading to a more yellowish amber shoulder and neck area quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Areas of matte type wear are on the Willington panel. Nice glass whittle, full of seed bubbles and a wonderful shading of color! Willington Glass Co. embossed flasks were blown in three sizes. Of the three the most impressive looking, and most desirable, is the quart size. Found in a number of colors it is a real challenge to the collector who is looking to acquire all of them.
($400.00) ($700.00 - 900.00)
34. EAGLE - "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A", (GII-38), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium pink pint, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Bold impression, numerous tiny air bubbles. One of only three or four known examples in this exciting pure pink color! Ex. Judge Blaske Colection #348. ($2,500.00) ($4,000.00 - 6,000.00)
35. "JOSHUA WRIGHT / (ornament) / PHILADA.", (Zumwalt, pg. 442), (RB-3035), Pennsylvania, ca. 1850 - 1860, bluish aqua wide mouth barrel, half-gallon, 10 1/2"h, iron pontil, outward rolled lip. About perfect (a thin ring of light internal stain). Some glass swirls are in the center area of the jar. A reasonable number exist both pontiled and smooth base. As far as we know this example is unique with its expanded neck and mouth, eliminating the traditionally seen sharp shoulder and smaller mouth configuration.
($400.00) ($800.00 - 1,200.00)
36. Figural Pineapple Bottle, (unlisted), Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellow amber, 7 7/8"h, "J K & CO / PITTS PA" on a smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition. Extremely rare possibly unique as we have not seen or heard of another. Very likely a bitters bottle as a number of companies used this attractive form to market their bitters.
($700.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,600.00)
37. Figural Book, "GUIDE / TO / HEALTH / AVERY & CO", (on the spine), American, ca. 1870 - 1880, medium amber shading to a yellowish amber color, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect. An extremely rare 'book' flask. Similar in many ways to the Bennington brown mottled glass book flasks and would have contained a type of liquor that when drank supposedly made you healthy. At least you would fell that way.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
38. "CHERRY / CORDIAL / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, C-137), American, ca. 1875 - 1885, yellow amber, 8 7/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Perfect condition. Not much is known about this one except that it is extremely rare and has only one record 25-years ago!
($200.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
39. "A.M.S. 2 / 1864 - CONSTITUTION / BITTERS - A.M.S.2 / 1864 - SEWARD & BENTLEY / BUFFALO. N.Y", (Ring/Ham, C-222), New York, ca. 1864 - 1870, medium yellowish amber, 9 1/2"h, smooth base, applied sloping collar mouth. About perfect (a tiny surface bubble is on a side panel edge). A scarce, popular bitters bottle, and this is a good one with some glass whittle, plenty of trapped air bubbles and very bold impression.
($700.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.00)
40. "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" / BUST OF FRANKLIN - "WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS - THERE IS MY COUNTRY" - "T.W. DYOTT, M.D." / BUST OF DYOTT - "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS, PHILADELPHIA",(GI-94), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, deep amber pint, open pontil has an in-making chip, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. A premium example. A very rare color for this mould and as bold an impression as one could possibly find. Even every letter on the edge embossing stands out!
($2,000.00) ($3,500.00 - 4,500.00)
41. "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE WITH "A & CO" (in a banner), (GXII-21), Adams & Company Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, amber pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Strong impression and no wear or scratches. It's hard to imagine a nicer one! ($150.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
42. "LA FAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETTE - MASONIC ARCH, (GI-88), Mt. Vernon Glass Works, New York, ca. 1825 - 1830, olive green pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A cluster of sand grains near a mould seam has a slight in-making cooling radiation emanating from it. A very crude flask, full of tiny air bubbles and a number of clusters of sand grain impurities are accented by numerous glass swirls in the shoulder. A very crude flask typical of Mt. Vernon production. One of the rarer of the popular 'Lafayette' group.
($800.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.00)
43. Label Under Glass Pocket Flask, 'A Merry Christmas and' / bust of a man in a fight / 'But you ought to see the other fellow / Happy New Year', American, ca. 1885 - 1900, clear glass waffle board pattern flask, 6"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip, original screw on metal cap. A small proprietor label reads: 'Complements of Aug. Ruff, Pottsville, Pa,'. Both bottle and label are in perfect condition. A real conversation piece!
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
44. "G.A. KOHL / LAMBERTVILLE / N.J. - PATENT / MINERAL WATERS", New Jersey, ca. 1835 - 1850, golden yellow with amber tone, 5 5/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. In 'as found' dug condition. A number of chips are off the top of the lip the largest being 1/2" by 1/4" in size. This is the earliest form and rarest color for a G.A. Kohl bottle!
($350.00) ($600.00 - 800.00)
45. Label Under Glass Back Bar Bottle, American, ca. 1890 - 1910, clear glass with a multicolored label showing a pretty girl in Victorian style dress and 'Kummel' on a recessed panel, 11 1/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip, original metal cap mounted on a cork, neck ring and connecting chain closure. A faint 1" long crack in the outer covering glass is to the left of 'Kummel', otherwise in excellent overall condition. A bright, colorful, back bar bottle!
($400.00) ($700.00 - 900.00)
46. "DR. HENLEY'S / WILD GRAPE ROOT / IXL / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, H-84), (Wichmann, pgs. 63 & 64), California, ca. 1870 - 1890, yellow olive cylinder, 12"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Lightly cleaned to its original luster and near perfect condition. This is a very rare color for the earliest of the IXL Bitters moulds!
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
47. "ALBANY GLASS WORKS" / BUST OF WASHINGTON / "ALBANY / N Y" - SAILING SHIP, (GI-28), Albany Glass Works, Albany, New York, ca. 1835 - 1845, deep reddish amber pint, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition and with only a touch of high pint wear. A rare color for this mould, that can be found in a number of them.
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
48. "BROWN"S / CELEBRATED / INDIAN HERB BITTERS - PATENTED / FEB 11 / 1868", (Ring/Ham, B- 226), Pennsylvania, ca. 1868 - 1875, yellowish amber, 12 1/4"h, smooth base, inward rolled lip, overall multicolored paint. Part of the inward rolled lip is missing or for lack of glass never existed.
($275.00) ($500.00 - 800.00)
49. Unembossed Barrel, American, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep olive green barrel, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Perfect condition. Pure olive green color.
($275.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
50. "BROWNSIDES OLD TOM / LONDON CORDIAL GIN - GORDON FELLOWS / & / McMILLAN - NOS 14 & 16 BEAVER , ST. / NEW YORK", (unlisted), New York, ca. 1870 - 1880, medium orange amber, 9 1/9"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect (a tiny shoulder potstone has a slight blemish). Extremely rare having only one auction record (this bottle) from 1992.
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
51. "HOLLAND CORDIAL / SCHNAPPS, - IMPORTED BY / J. N. KLINE & CO. - PHILADA.", (unlisted), Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish amber, 9 3/4"h, possible sand pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth. A faint 'rainbow' type ice pick bruise is on the inside edge of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition. The J. N. Kline & Co. embossing covers a slightly recessed slug plate, an indication that it originally had a different embossing. This is the same company that sold an 'Aromatic Digestive Cordial' in a teardrop form pocket bottle.
($180.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
52. SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-5), attributed to Pitkin Glass Works, East Hartford, Connecticut, ca. 1815 - 1825, forest green pint, pontil scarred base has an in-making chip, sheared and tooled lip. A 3/16" chip is off the lower ring at the base, otherwise in perfect condition. Nice pure green color and attractive swirls of glass give it an attractive look. And the minor flaw is non-offensive.
($800.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.00)
53. "U.S.A. / HOSP DEP'T", (on the shoulder), American, ca. 1855 - 1875, cobalt blue, 7 1/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip, blown in a three part mould. Fine example. This is a very rare larger size of the shoulder embossed examples.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
54. "UDOLPHO WOLFE'S - SCHIEDAM - AROMATIC / SCHNAPPS", (Denzin, WOL-32), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, medium ginger ale color, 9 3/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition, numerous seed bubbles! One of the better colors. ($150.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
55. "U.S.A. / HOSP. DEPT" (in an oval), American, ca. 1863 - 1875, medium emerald green, 5 7/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. A tiny flake is off the side of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition. Scarce size and color.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
56. Label Under Glass Pocket Flask, American Shield alongside a picture of the Battleship Maine, 'U.S. Warship Maine, Sunk in Havana Harbor, Feb. 15, 1898 American, ca. 1898 - 1900, clear glass waffle board pattern flask, 6"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip, original screw on metal cap. The bottle is perfect the label has some spotty discoloration, but is fully intact. The sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor was the spark that ignited the Spanish American War.
($150.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
57. Label Under Glass Pocket Flask, Bust of Hobson / '_______ Richmond P. Hobson', American, ca. 1898 - 1900, clear glass canteen form flask, picture of Hobson on a blue background, the letters "U. S." are impressed on the reverse are painted in red, 5 1/4"h, "PATENT APPLIED FOR" is embossed on the edge of the base. Smooth base, sheared and ground lip, original metal screw on cap, handle rings and rope. A small proprietors label reads: 'Hanlen Bros., Wines & Liquors, Sole Distributors, 330 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa.’ Perfect condition. Richard Hobson was a Spanish American war hero. During the battle of Santiago de Cuba he took command of the 'Merrimac', a collier. He was ordered to sink her in the channel leading to Santiago Harbor to block the Spanish fleet from leaving. Under heavy fire from Spanish forts the Merrimac steering gear was disabled. Hobson was still able to sink her but only partially blocking the harbor. Hobson and his crew were immediately captured and became prisoners of war in Cuba.
($200.00) ($374.00 - 475.00)
58. Pocket Flask: An Octopus with draped tentacles is on silver dollar. One side has the bust of Liberty with open mouth as if to be screaming. The other side has an eagle above the year '1901'. American, ca. 1901, opaque milk glass, 4 5/8"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip, original metal screw on cap. Perfect condition. In the late 1800s early 1900s a confrontation existed between the midwest farmers and the railroads. The farmers relied heavenly on the railroads to get their produce to market. Knowing this the railroads dramatically raised there shipping prices to a level allowing the farmers to make very little or no profit. In turn angry farmers started forming cooperatives similar to that of Unions in an attempt to put political pressure on politicians to create laws favoring them. The Octopus's tentacles represent the organized power of the railroads and their ability to put a strangle hold on the farmers money supply, the American dollar.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
59. Igloo Ink, "DAVIDS', (Covill, fig. 617), New York, ca. 1870 - 1885, golden yellow amber, 1 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. About perfect. Fine example in a scarce color and with the more desirable tool finished lip.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
60. 'Target Top' Teakettle Ink, (Mathews, M-274), American, ca. 1875 - 1890, medium to deep pinkish amethyst, 2"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip, original brass neck ring. An in-making lip shearing chip extends from beneath the neck ring part way down the neck. Scarce color, attractive mould.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
61. Umbrella Ink, (Covill, fig. 149), American; ca. 1840 - 1860, deep 'old' amber color, 12-sided, 2 1/8"h, open pontil, inward rolled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Nicely whittled glass, scarce 12-sided mould. Commonly seen in aqua, occasionally in shades of green, but very rare in any other color! This is an exceptional example ideal for any advanced ink collection.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
62. "MOTHER GARDNER'S / OLD FASHIONED / TANSY BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, G- 4), American, ca. 1870 - 1880, amber, 9 3/8"h, "59" on smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. An area of light external stain is on a side label panel and some dried contents should be washed out. Extremely rare! The first we've seen or heard of, and it has no auction record. Like many other bitters an herb is involved in the embossing, this one being Tansy. As an herb, Tansy has a long history of usage, going back to the 8th Century when it was cultivated for medicinal purposes.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
63. "OLD SACHEM / BITTERS / AND / WIGWAM TONIC", (Ring/Ham, O- 46), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, deep pink amethyst barrel, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. A spot of glass roughness is on the outer edge of the lip. A minor sliver type chip is off the lower ring at the base. Both of these flaws are minor especially when considering the rarity and importance of the color. Only a very few Old Sachem barrels exist in this true amethyst coloration!
($1,200.00) ($1,800.00 - 2,750.00)
64. Nailsea Style Decanter or Serving Bottle, English or American, ca. 1830 - 1860, yellowish green glass with milk white loop decoration, 9 1/4"h, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Excellent overall condition.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
65. Monks Embossed Whiskey Decanter, American, ca. 1875 - 1885, olive yellow color, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, applied rib mouth. Six cathedral arches surround the entire bottle. Each arch has an embossed standing Monk with no two being the same. A small circular label panel is on the shoulder. We have sold a number in amber, but have not sold or seen one in this most attractive olive yellow coloration. Many of the early European monastery produced exotic herb based cordials, Benedictine and Chartreuse to name a few, many eventually finding there way onto the American market.
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
66. "LONGLEY'S - PANACEA", (Odell, 150), New York, ca. 1845 - 1855, deep forest green, 6"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. A potstone on a side label panel at the base has a slight radiation around it. Also a few scattered scratches. This is the scarce smaller size that rarely has a pontil scarred base.
($700.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,400.00)
67 "CANTON" (five pointed star) "BITTERS" (five pointed star), (Ring/Ham, C-35) American, ca. 1865 - 1875, amber lady's leg, 12 1/8"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth. About perfect (a surface bubble on the neck has a slight opening). A number exist, but this is certainly one of the nicer ones.
($150.00) ($250.00 - 375.00)
68. "W.C. BITTERS / BROBST & RENTSCHLER / READING, PA.", (Ring/Ham, W-57), Pennsylvania, ca. 1885 - 1895, yellowish amber barrel, 10 1/2"h, smooth base, tooled mouth. Pristine perfect 'attic' found condition! One of the more unusual 'barrel' form bitters bottles.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
69. 'Bullet' Form Smelling Salts Bottle, New York, ca. 1898 - 1900, emerald green, 4 7/8"h, "PATENT APPLIED FOR" on the base, tooled lip, original bullet form stopper is stuck in the neck, a 98% original label in part reads: 'Army Trade Mark Navy, Smelling Salts, Reviving, refreshing. Remember the Maine, Tappen, N.Y.' On the reverse is a Five-Eights Cent Series of 1898 Proprietary Tax Stamp'. A small label reads: 'Guaranteed Equal To The Finest, Patent Applied For'. Original metal screw on cap. Perfect condition and in the exact form as a 50 caliber bullet. Extremely rare and obviously made to commemorate the sinking of the Battleship Maine in 1898.
($200.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
70. ".J. REICHARD / & CO." (in a slug plate), American, ca. 1845 - 1860, olive green quart, 9 1/4"h, "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A" on an iron pontiled base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
71. "COMMERCIAL (monogram) / INK LONDON", (Covill, fig. 663), English, ca. 1850 -1870, cobalt blue barrel form, 5 1/8"h, pontil scarred base has a sizable in-making pontil chip, sheared and tooled lip, double hand crimped pour spouts. A pristine clean example and has a number of tiny air bubbles.
($180.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
72. "J. McKNIGHT'S SON / ALBANY N.Y.", (Denzin, MCK-21), New York, ca. 1850 - 1860, yellowish amber, 9 3/4"h, improved pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. Some light glass whittle and an internal string of glass travels across the face of the bottle. A rare whiskey bottle!
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
73. Figural Pistol Whiskey Nip, American, ca. 1890 - 1910, medium cobalt blue color, 7 1/2" in length, smooth base, sheared and ground lip, original screw on metal cap. Perfect condition. We've sold a number in amber and clear glass, a few in shades of green, but this is a first for us in cobalt blue!
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
74. "LEDIARDS - MORNING CALL", (Ring/Ham, L-61.7), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium yellowish lime green cylindrical quart, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Some light inside shoulder stain, otherwise in about perfect condition. Normally found in a deeper olive green color and considered to be rare in this unusual coloration.
($180.00) ($275.00 - 475.00)
75. "OLD SACHEM / BITTERS / AND / WIGWAM TONIC", (Ring/Ham, O-46), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, light to medium pinkish puce barrel, 9 3/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Pristine perfect condition. A very attractive eye appealing color with no trace of wear or scratches. An exceptional example in both color and character of glass.
($1,500.00 - 2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
76. "OLD HOLLAND GIN. - GREENE & GLADDING - 62 CORTLANDT ST / NEW YORK.", (unlisted), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, emerald green, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A flat 1/8" chip is off the outer edge of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 275.00)
77. "GENTRY, SLOTE & CO / NEW YORK. - GOOD / SAMARITAN / BRANDY", (unlisted), New York, ca. 1850 - 1865, olive amber, 6 7/8"h, reddish iron pontil, applied ring mouth. Perfect condition. Full of tiny air bubbles and several strings of glass. The reddish iron pontil and applied ring mouth are commonly seen on Pittsburgh and Ohio production. A rare Brandy bottle in an attractive form.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 700.00)
78. "Willington" Berry Bottle, (McK/Wil color plate VIII), Willington Glass Works, West Willington, Connecticut, ca. 1855 - 1870, deep "old" amber color, 11 1/2"h, 10-shoulder and neck panels, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. About perfect (a tiny in-making flake is off a shoulder panel edge). Some glass whittle and full of tiny air bubbles.
($350.00) ($500.00 - 700.00)
79. "OLD SACHEM / BITTERS / AND / WIGWAM TONIC", (Ring/Ham, O-46), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium bluish emerald green barrel, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. About perfect (a tiny chip is off the outer edge of the lip). Full of tiny air bubbles and no trace of wear or scratches. Of the many colors that the Old Sachem Bitters occur in, the few that exist in various shades of pure green are the rarest and easily the most desirable.
($5,000.00) ($8,000.00 - 14,000.00)
80. "CATTELL'S / GIFT / COLOGNE / 158 FULTON ST. / BROOKLYN / N.Y.", New York, ca. 1850 - 1865, cobalt blue, 12 7/8"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition with no wear or scratches. Huge in size and in a vivid blue color. If you are a collector of early cologne bottles this is your Mt Everest! It is believe to be one of only two known examples and because of its size may have been a drug or country store front window display bottle!
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
81. Master Ink, "J.E. PETERMAN'S / INK / PHILADA", (unlisted), Pennsylvania, ca. 1850 - 1865, medium bluish green, 12-sided, 9 1/4"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth, hand crimped pour spout. A 1/4" by 1/8" chip is off the outer edge of the lip and some light milky internal content haze. Highly whittled glass and extremely rare (believed to be the only known example). An impressive looking bottle in any collection!
($2,500.00) ($3,500.00 - 4,500.00)
82. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "I HAVE ENDEAVOURD TO DO MY DUTY" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-43), Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, light pinkish purple quart, iron pontil, rough sheared lip. Pristine condition, no scratches or wear. Numerous tiny air bubbles. This is an extremely rare and unlisted and outstanding color for this mould!
($1,500.00 - ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
83. "R. MUNRO & CO. / POTTSVILLE", Pennsylvania, ca. 1845 - 1860, pinkish amethyst color, 10 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth. A tiny sand grain in the shoulder area has an extremely faint 1" vertical stress crack traveling across it. Also some minor content stain. Extremely rare one of possibly only two known examples. Pottsville bottlers were known for having colorful bottles made for them, but none can approach the color of this one. Many of the Pennsylvania 'Coal Region' collectors know of its existence, and now finally have a chance to own it!
($1,500.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
84. Figural 'Cannon' Bottle, (Ring/Ham, C-33), American, ca. 1865 - 1870, medium amber, square form, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth has a rough top of lip finish. Six horizontally embossed cannons on three side panels. Two of the corner panels have embossed cannonballs. Cross sabers segmented by an embossed cannon are on all four shoulder panels. A tent with flag is in the fourth label panel. A tiny flake is off the side at the base, otherwise in perfect condition. Like the Barto's Great Gun Bitters and the McKeevers Arm Bitters this bottle was made to appeal to the veterans returning from the Civil War. Since many were illiterate it was a bottle easily identifiable.
($2,500.00) ($3,500.00 - 4,500.00)
85. "FLORA TEMPLE" / STANDING HORSE / "HARNESS TROT 2.19 3/4 / OCT. 15, 1859", (GXIII-19), attributed to Whitney Glass Works, Glassboro, New Jersey, ca. 1859 - 1865, medium shading to deep pink puce quart, smooth base, applied ring mouth and handle. Overall excellent condition with no scratches and only a few spots of light wear.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
86. Label Under Glass 'Bay Rum' Bottle, American, ca. 1885 - 1900, cobalt blue, 10 3/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip. A label under glass of a girl in Victorian attire and 'Bay Rum' on a recessed panel. The bottle is perfect. The label has a few 'nibbles' along the outer edge and a faint hairline crack in the covering glass is on a lower corner.
($120.00) ($180.00 - `220.00)
87. "EUREKA BITTERS - GRANGER & CO. / TITUSVILLE. PA.", (Ring/Ham, E-54), Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber, 9 1/2"h, "WM. MC. C & CO.", on smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Some areas of content stain (or dried contents) are in the upper one-half of the bottle, but it has no form of damage. Titusville is a small town in the North Western corner of Pennsylvania. It is oftentimes referred to as the birthplace of the American oil industry after Edwin Drake discovered oil in 1859 only a few years before this bottle. ($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
88. "ROCKY MOUNTAIN - TONIC BITTERS - 1840 TRY ME 1870", (Ring/Ham R-82), Indiana, ca. 1870 - 1880, medium yellowish amber, 9 3/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Fine example in 'attic' found condition. The proprietors were Saler & McCaslin's, Liquor dealers at 70 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana. Here's a rare one!
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
89. "W.M. REX / 525 GREEN ST.", Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, cobalt blue, 7"h, crude smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect right out of the mould (like new) condition! It would be impossible to find a nicer one!
($120.00) ($180.00 - 220.00)
90. "N. RICHARDSON / (circular indentation) / TRENTON / N.J. - THIS BOTTLE / N / NEVER SOLD", New Jersey, ca. 1840 - 1860, emerald green, 7 1/4"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth. Near perfect 'attic' found condition.
($100.00) ($180.00 - 220.00)
91. "J. CORWELL (in a slug plate) - UNION GLASS WORKS / BROWN / STOUT", American, possibly Philadelphia, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium teal blue glass, 6 3/4"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth. An early glass house repair in the shape of a crescent (created by a glass blowers tool) is in on the front below the embossing. Lightly cleaned to about perfect condition. Could be a rare one as we can find no listing or auction record!
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
92. "WILBER & BROTHER / 50 6TH ST. N.Y. (in a slug plate) - UNION LAVA WORKS / CONSHOHCKEN / PATENTED 1852", Union Lava Glass Works, Pennsylvania, ca. 1852 - 1860, medium yellowish green, 7 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. Pristine 'attic' found about perfect condition. An exceptional example and one of only a very few with the Union Lava Glass Works embossing.
($150.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
93. "J. SHRINK / CLEVELAND - SPARKING / ALE", Ohio, ca. 1855 - 1865, deep yellowish emerald green, 7"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. A tiny flake is off the outer edge of the lip. A small chip of off the underside of the collar at the neck. A rare Ohio soda that just missed being pontiled and one with no auction record.
($180.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
94. "W.P. - KNICKER - BOCKER - SODA WATER - 164. 18TH. ST. N.Y. 1848", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, cobalt blue, 10-sided, 7 1/4"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. Cleaned to its original luster, but retains some light imperfections and some internal haze remains.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 220.00)
95. "BUFFUMS - SARSAPARILLA - & LEMON - MINERAL WATER - PITTSBURGH", (DeGrafft, #26), Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 -1860, deep cobalt blue, 10-sided, 7 5/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. In 'as found' condition having tiny ground imperfections, but no notable damage. Always popular with the Pittsburgh boys!
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
96. "J. LAKE. / SCHENECTADY N Y", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, cobalt blue ten pin form, 8"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. A number of scratches and areas of wear exist from usage, but no form of damage.
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
97. "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS / PHIL.A / A.W. RAPP / NEW YORK - THIS BOTTLE IS NEVER SOLD / A.W. RAPP, PROPRIETOR.", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep cobalt blue, flat sided ten pin form, 8 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Cleaned to its original luster. A 1/4" by 1/8" ice pick created 'flash' is on the inside edge of the lip, and a few light scratches. Here's an opportunity to acquire one of the rarest and most sought after of any of the A.W. Rapp embossed soda water bottles!
($800.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.00)
98. EAGLE - FURLED FLAG / "FOR OUR COUNTRY", (GII- 53), Coffin & Hay Glass Works, Hammonton, New Jersey, ca. 1825 - 1835, dark olive amber (black) pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Extremely rare and unlisted almost totally black color. That said, under a strong light some of the olive amber color can be seen in the base. Loaded with air bubbles, many can be seen on the surface. The 'black stag' (GII-49), is the only other Coffin & Hay flask to be found in this dark coloration.
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
99. "FEBRIFUGE / WINE / NEW YORK", (Odell, pg. 126), New York, ca. 1845 - 1855, aqua, 13"h, pontil scarred base, applied ring mouth, traces of the original neck foil and 85% front and back original labels that in part read: 'Febrifuge Wine, a cure for Fever and Ague, Prepared by John Winer in New York and Hamilton, C.W. (Canadian West). A scarce bottle that must be considered very rare with the original labels. The bottle is perfect and full of trapped air bubbles.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
100. Pitkin "Popcorn" Flask, (McK/Wil plate 89), Midwestern, ca. 1820 - 1835, bluish aqua with a hint of green, 30-broken rib pattern swirled to the left, 4 3/4"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip, blown in the German half-post method. Two pinhead in size flakes are off the top of the lip and some light content haze. Unusual color and considerably smaller size. Strong 'popcorn' pattern.
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
101. "LEVINGS & CO'S - SARSAPARILLA / AND / ROSE WILLOW", (DeGrafft, #129), ) American, ca. 1875 - 1885, bluish aqua, 7 5/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition, but has a patch of light internal shoulder stain. A very rare, early Sarsaparilla bottle!
($150.00) ($200.00 - 275.00)
102 "RANSOM & STEVENS - DANDELION & TOMATO / PANACEA - DRUGGISTS BOSTON", (Odell, pg. 289), Massachusetts, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 8 3/4"h, open pontil, tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Very rare having no auction record and has highly whittled glass. An exceptional example!
($150.00) ($350.00 - 475.00)
103. "GINSENG - PANACEA", (on chamfered corner indented panels), (unlisted) Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 4 1/2"h, open pontil, inward rolled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Possibly an Ohio or Indiana proprietor as a number of chamfered corner medicine bottles are from that area.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 220.00)
104. "CORNELL & FOLSOM. / WAHOO & SARSAPARILLA / N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 59), DeGrafft, #46), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, bluish aqua, 9 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine sparkling mint condition, but has some very faint content haze. This is an extremely rare sarsaparilla bottle that has only one auction record. A big impressive looking bottle with highly whittled glass. A 'must have' for an advanced collector of pontiled medicines!
($275.00) ($400.00 - 700.00)
105. SCROLL Flask, BUST OF JENNY LIND above a LYRE - (the reverse is identical), (GI- 108), possibly M'Carty & Torreyson Glass Works, Wellsburg, Virginia, ca. 1855 - 1860, bluish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. About perfect (a tiny spot of roughness is on the top of the lip). Made to commemorate the bringing of Jenny Lind (the Swedish nightingale) to the United State by P.T. Barnum in 1849.
($350.00) ($700.00 - 900.00)
106. "D. KIRKPATRICK & CO / EAGLE / CHATTANOOGA / TENN", (GII-134a), Tennessee, ca. 1865 - 1875, bluish aqua pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. A tiny 'bruise' on the top edge of the lip has a 3/16" flash traveling across it. This is the extremely rare variant reported by Robert Wood in 1965 (and believed to be the only known example) that lacks the eagles legs.
($500.00) ($800.00 - 1,200.00)
107. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A / GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-38), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, light sapphire blue pint, smooth, sheared and tooled lip. A tiny flake is off the tip of the lip. Extremely bold impression, no scratches and only a tiny 'touch' of wear. Not a lot of color, but certainly one that is evident. A nice addition to a color run of this mould.
($275.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
108. BUST OF WASHINGTON - BUST OF TAYLOR, (GII-55), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, light yellowish green (citron) pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Some areas of minor internal content haze and a tiny in-manufacturing glass 'gouge' is near a mould seam. Bold impression, numerous tiny air bubbles and glass swirls. A professional cleaning to remove the internal stain brings this scarce color flask back to perfect from the glass house condition!
($275.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
109. Umbrella Ink, "THOMPSON / & / CRAWFORD", (unlisted), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 8-sided, 2 3/8"h, open pontil, inward rolled lip. Perfect 'attic' found condition. Obviously extremely rare with no reference listing or auction record!
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
110. BUST OF COLUMBIA / "KENSINGTON" - EAGLE / "UNION CO.", (GI-117), Kensington Glass Works, ca. 1830 - 1840, aqua pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition, but some milky internal stain in the lower one-half could be professionally removed. An extremely bold impression, scarce mould!
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
111. "MURDOCK / & / CASSEL - ZANESVILLE / OHIO", (GX-14), Ohio, ca. 1825 - 1835, greenish aqua pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition, but some milky content stain is in the shoulder area. This mould is notorious for having a weak strike some being so weak that the embossing is barely legible. On this flask the 'Zanesville Ohio' embossing is as bold as almost any we've seen, the 'Murdock' is also good, but the '& Cassel', although legible is weak. An important Ohio flask that is rarely found with as good an impression as this one.
($600.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,800.00)
112. "DR. F. FLESCHHUT'S - CELEBRATED / STOMACH BITTERS - LAPORTE. PA.", (Ring/Ham, F-54), Pennsylvania, ca. 1870 - 1880, blueish aqua, 8 3/4"h, smooth base, applied sloping collar mouth. Perfect condition. A scarce bottle from a small Pennsylvania town.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
113. EAGLE / "T.W.D." - CORNUCOPIA, (GII-44) Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. About perfect (a tiny upon bubble is on a medial rib). This is a scarce mould. Identical to the GII-43, but lacking the edge embossing.
($180.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
114. EAGLE WITH SHIELD - CORNUCOPIA, (GII-46), probably Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, pale aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared lip. Pristine perfect like new condition. We've sold a few, but this one is by far the best. A rare flask that only comes to auction ever few years. Reproductions exist, but this one's guaranteed to be an original.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
115. EAGLE - CORNUCOPIA, (GII-13), Pittsburgh District Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1830 - 1840, bluish aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Rated as very rare and has an exceptional impression. The early Pittsburgh District 'beaded' side flasks are very attractive with embossing over the entire mould. They are highly sought after with many (like this one) rarely offered for sale.
($500.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,600.00)
116. EAGLE / "F.L." - CORNUCOPIA, (GII-15), Frederick Lorenz Glass Works, Pittsburgh District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1840, bluish aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A 3/16" chip is off the top edge of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition. Rated as very rare.
(250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
117. Unembossed Drakes Type Cabin Bitters, American, ca. 1860 - 1870, amber log cabin, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. This bottle was created for a 'copy cat' proprietor trying to capitalize on the popularity of Drake's Plantation Bitters, but not infringing on its patent. Ex. Osgood and Charles Gardner Collections #619.
($275.00). ($400.00 – 700.00)
118. "A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 17 BROAD ST. - OLD LONDON DOCK - GIN" - (an embossed crown is on the shoulder), (Denzin, BIN-15), (Bender, BPK-8), New York, ca. 1857 - 1858, dark yellowish olive green, 9 3/4"h, smooth base, applied taped collar mouth. Very crude 'bubbly' glass. Numerous bubbles and glass swirls travel throughout. This is one of the earlier of the Broad St. addresses found on Bininger bottles.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 550.00)
119. (Slug Plate) / "OLD BOURBON / WHISKEY, - FOR, / MEDICINAL / PURPOSES - WILSON, FAIRBANK & CO. / SOLE AGENTS,", Denzin, WIL-82), Massachusetts, ca. 1850 - 1860, bluish aqua, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. Great impression, numerous tiny air bubbles.
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
120. "CHAS. BACKMAN'S - HOLLAND - GENEVER CORDIAL", (Denzin, BAC-21), American, ca. 1860 - 1870, yellowish grass green, 10"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. A drip of glass probably coming of the lip finish gather is on the shoulder. A little something extra. A very rare gin bottle with no auction record, but we did auction a pontiled example several years ago.
($175.00) ($400.00 - 600.00
121. "BININGER"S / "NIGHT CAP" / NO. 19 / BROAD ST, N.Y.", (Denzin, BIN-34), (Bender, BPK-32), New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, amber flask, 7 3/4"h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Some spotty wear from usage, but no form of damage. Another one of the famous Bininger bottles! Ex. Charles Gardner Collection #2064.
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
122. "DISTILLED IN 1848. / OLD KENTUCKY / 1849 / RESERVE / BOURBON / A.M. BININGER & CO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y.", (Denzin, BIN-27), (Bender, BPK-39), New York, ca. 1861 - 1863, medium yellow amber barrel, 9 3/8"h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. About perfect. Nice glass whittle and considerably more of the yellow color than normal.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
123. "APPERTS & GRAMBS / HONESDALE / PA. - HONESDALE / GLASS WORKS", Honesdale Glass Works, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, light blue green, 7 1/4"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. About perfect (tiny edge of base flakes). A rare bottle from a small Northeastern Pennsylvania Glass Works.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
124. "SWEENY & CHERRY / 33 NORFOLK ST. / NEW YORK - PHILADELPHIA / XX / PORTER & ALE",Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, cobalt blue, 6 3/4"h, smooth base, applied blob mouth. Pristine perfect 'attic' mint condition. This could be fairly rare as we can find no auction record.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
125. "D.L. / ORMSBY (in block letters) / NEW-YORK - PHILADELPHIA / XX / PORTER & ALE / UNION GLASS WORKS", Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, teal blue, 6 3/4"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition. Looks like it was never filled!
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
126 "ADNA - H - SOUTHWICK - & G.O. TUPPER / NEW YORK", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, cobalt blue, 10-sided, 7 3/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect 'attic' found like new condition! This is the more difficult to find 'Adna' embossed variant. A few exist, but not any as nice as this one!
($180.00) ($375.00 - 4675.00)
127. "SEARS / PULMONARY / SPECIFIC", (Odell, pg. 315), Maine, ca. 1839 - 1850, pale greenish aqua, 5 3/4"h, open pontil, outward rolled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Nice glass whittle, similar in form to a H. Lake's Indian Specific, but considerably smaller. Extremely rare! An advertisement for this medicine was in the October 19, 1839 edition of the Maine Farmer and Journal of the Useful Arts.
($10.00) ($350.00 – 450.00)
128. Freeblown Chestnut Form Flask, New England, ca. 1790 - 1815, light green, 7 1/4"h, open pontil, thick outward rolled lip. Light scattered scratches exist from usage, but no form of damage. A string of white bead like impurities travel from the mouth to the base.
($150.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
129. Freeblown Chestnut Form Flask, New England, ca. 1790 - 1815, olive green, 5 1/2"h, open pontil, outward rolled lip. Perfect condition, no wear or scratches, but loaded with trapped air bubbles. A beautiful little New England flask!
($180.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
130. Freeblown Chestnut Form Flask, New England, ca. 1790 - 1815, yellow amber, 5"h, open pontil, thick outward rolled lip. Perfect condition with no wear or scratches. Visible paddle marks can be seen on both sides and numerous tiny air bubbles. A rare color for an early New England flask!
($180.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
131. Snuff Jar, "E. ROOME / TROY / NEW YORK", New York, ca 1835 - 1855, olive yellow, 4 3/8"h, open pontil, sheared and tool flared out lip. A few spots of wear and light scratches, but no form of damage. Some glass whittle and trapped air bubbles. This one is in a little different color than most.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
132. Cylindrical Wine Bottle , "A . S / C. R" (on an applied seal), (Burton, pgs. 210 & 211), Oxford, England, ca. 1790 - 1810, deep olive amber color, 11"h, 3 1/4" base diameter, improved pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth, and seal, blown in a three part mould. Pristine perfect condition with no wear or scratches. A real sparkler! The All Souls Common Room Collage was built and endowed in the 1430's by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, and received its charter from King Henry VI in 1438.
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
133. "FLORA TEMPLE" / STANDING HORSE / "HARNESS TROT 2.19 3/4", (GXIII-21), probably Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, New York, ca. 1860 - 1865, medium yellowish olive with topaz tone, 8 3/8"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth and handle. A faint 1/4" cooling fissure in on the label panel, otherwise in excellent overall condition. A fine example with no wear or scratches, which is very unusual for this highly embossed flask. Please note: The applied handle is a slightly different color, possible from a separate batch of glass.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
134. "LONGCHAMP'S - OLD TOM - LONDON CORDIAL / G I N", (unlisted), American, ca. 1870 - 1880, olive yellow, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A tiny spot on in-making roughness is on a corner at the base. Extremely rare (possibly unique), and full of tiny air bubbles. The Watson collection is a Gin collectors delight as it houses many very rare and colorful examples with this being one of them!
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
135. "A.M. BININGER & CO. / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y. - BININGER'S / OLD DOMINION - WHEAT TONIC.",(Denzin, BIN-43), (Bender, BPK-17), New York, ca. 1861 - 1863, deep yellowish olive green, 9 3/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Some slight panel edge wear, otherwise in near perfect condition.
($250.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
136. "A.M. BININGER & CO / 19 BROAD ST. / N.Y.", (Denzin, BIN-31), (Bender, BPK-30), New York, ca. 1861 - 1863, yellowish amber figural cannon, 12 3/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Some slight interior haze or dried contents exists. Pristine near perfect condition. Highly whittled glass. Nice shading of color from a deeper center area to lighter upper and lower areas. Not the rarest, but certainly one of the most attractive of all the Bininger bottles. Of all the proprietors who promoted and sold liquor during the mid-19th Century, Adram Merritt Bininger was one of the more ingenious. The many forms he used to package his liquors were quite inventive. But, no more so than the catchy names of the liquors themselves. "Night Cap", "Peep-O-Day", "Day Dream" and "Banana Juice" were just a few. Today the combination of both the bottle forms and what they continued have created a category of bottle collecting that is almost unprecedented in the hobby today. A collector could easily devote his or her entire collecting lifetime to just Bininger bottles!
($800.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.00)
137. Handled Whiskey, "CARHART / & BROTHER" (on an applied seal), (Denzin, CAR-12), American, ca. 1860 - 1870, amber ewer form, 10"h, "WHITNEY GLASS WORKS / GLASSBORO NJ" on smooth base, applied handle seal and handle, inward rolled lip with hand crimped pour spout. The tip of the handle finial is missing (a common occurrence on applied handle bottles) otherwise in perfect condition. Extremely rare, one of only a very few known examples!
($275.00) ($600.00 - 800.00)
138. "L.Q.C. WISHART'S - PINE TREE / TAR CORDIAL / PHILA. - PATENT" / (motif of a pine tree) / 1859", Pennsylvania, ca. 1870 - 1880, light to medium blue green, 7 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition, but some light spotty content haze exists.
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
139. "U.S." / (eagle in flight) / "MAIL" - "U.S." / (eagle in flight) / "M" (motif of a pocket watch) / "L",(Denzin, RHE-12), Ohio, ca. 1891 - 1910, clear glass figural mailbox, 5 3/8"h, "PATENTED / DEC. 15TH 1891" on smooth base, sheared and tooled lip, 98% original highly graphic and colorful front and reverse original labels showing a mailman taking mail from a mailbox. The front label reading: "U.S. Mail Box Rye, Special Delivery, Rheinstrom Bros, Sole Proprietors, Cincinnati, U.S.A.". The reverse label reads: 'Meyerfeld, Mitchell & Siebenhauer, San Francisco, Cal. and Portland, Ore. Pacific Coast Agents.' The bottle is perfect. This is the rarer smaller size bottle! What a novel form and label presentation to sell an alcoholic product!
($180.00) ($350.00 - 475.00)
140. Label Under Glass Whiskey Bottle, Pennsylvania, ca. 1885 - 1900, yellowish amber, 11 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth, the multicolored label has 'Hughes & Rhode / Holl(and) / (girl in Victorian dress) / Gin / Reading Pa.'. It is covered by wicker and has a wicker twisted handle. The bottle appears to be perfect, but the label under glass has some areas of separation. Probably unique and a great 'local bottle' for a collector of Reading, Pennsylvania memorabilia.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
141. Igloo Ink, "J - & - I - E - M", (Covill, fig. 625), Massachusetts, ca. 1875 - 1890, medium teal blue color, 1 1/2"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip. Pristine perfect condition, but a small area of in-making roughness where extra glass extruded through the mould is on the neck. This is the larger letter variant and in one of the more desirable colors!
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
142. Barrel Form Ink, "TIPPECANOE / EXTRACT - HARD - CIDER", (Covill, fig. 667), American, ca. 1840 - 1845, clear glass barrel, 1 7/8"h, ground pontil scarred base, rough sheared and unfinished lip. A hand written note on an end reads: '(Po)litical / Souvenir / Harrison / Tyler'. Perfect but slightly weak embossing on the Tippecanoe side, which is most common for this ink. Reportedly made for the William Henry Harrison presidential campaign of 1840.
($250.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
143. "SMITH"S - ANODYNE / COUGH DROPS - MONTPELIER.", (Odell pg. 323), Vermont, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 5 3/4"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth, a 80% original label in part reads: Smith's Anodyne Cough Drops, The Great Cure for Throat & Lungs, Fred Smith, Proprietor. Pristine perfect condition. Fred Smith operated an apothecary shop in Montpelier, Vermont.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 220.00)
144. "DR. HAMILTONS - SYRUP OF BLACKBERRY / & SASSAFRAS", (Odell, pg. 104), Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, oval form, 4 3/4"h, open pontil has a minor chip, inward rolled lip. Perfect condition, but has some faint internal haze. Dr. Hamilton was a medicine man from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who sold a number of various nostrums in embossed bottles, all of which are considered scarce to rare!
($150.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
145. "JUDSON'S - CHERRY / & / LUNG WORT - EXTRACT", (Odell, "pg. 206), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, bluish aqua, 8 1/4"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. A good size bottle with highly whittled glass and extremely rare!
($250.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
146. "ARTIFICIAL - MINERAL - WATER - BY - J.F. HEINITSH - LANCESTER", (Odell, pg. 169), Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 5 1/8"h, open pontil, outward rolled lip, an 85% original label in part reads: 'Highly Concentrated (American Eagle) / Extract of Sage, Prepared and sold by J.T. Heinitsh’.Pristine perfect condition. Nicely whittled glass and has several swirls of sand grain impurities. Extremely rare having no auction record!
($400.00) ($800.00 - 1,200.00)
147. "P. BUFFUM'S / HEALTH / RESTORATIVE / PROV. R.I.", (Odell, pg. 57), Rhode Island, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, oval form, 6 1/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Some glass whittle and in perfect condition. A rare State of Rhode Island medicine bottle.
($180.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
148. "DR. J.S. ROSE'S - SARSAPARILLA - PHILADELPHIA", (DeGrafft, #182), (Odell, pg. 302), Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, light cornflower blue, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied sloping collar mouth. A tiny stress fissure is in a base corner, otherwise in perfect condition. A scarce bottle. Pontiled examples exist and this one just missed having one.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 275.00)
149. "BARRELL'S - INDIAN - LINIMENT", (Odell, pg. 23), Ohio, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 4 3/8"h, open pontil, thin tool flared out lip. Pristine perfect condition. Nice glass whittle, very unusual slanted large letter embossing. Harrison G. Cary started his business in Dayton, Ohio before moving to Zanesville, Ohio.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 220.00)
150. "A. EATON'S / VEGETABLE - UNIVERSAL - RESTORATIVE / MEDICINE - PHILA", (Odell, pg. 119), Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, bluish aqua, 7 1/2"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. Extremely rare. Prepared by A. Eaton at No. 723 N. Front, Philadelphia.
($180.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
151. "DUDLEYS - ANTI - RHEUMATIC - OIL", (Odell, pg. 115), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, pale aqua, 4 1/2"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. Extremely rare, one of possibly only two known examples!
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
152. Cathedral Pickle Jar, "SJG", (Zumwalt, pg. 162), American, ca. 1860 - 1875, bluish aqua, 9 1/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Perfect condition, but some light contents should wash out.
($150.00) ($250.00 - 350.00)
153. "PURELY VEGETABLE / PREPARATION. BECKWITH'S / SARSAPARILLA QUASSIA / & WILD CHERRY BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, B- 48), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, bluish aqua, 9 1/4"h, smooth. base, applied double collar mouth. A very clean 1/4" by 1/8" chip is off the lower mouth collar. A small potstone on a side corner panel has a slight in-making cooling radiation. This is a very rare highly embossed bitters bottle that has only one auction record, and both of the minor mentioned flaws are non-offensive!
($250.00) ($500.00 - 700.00)
154. "OLD HOME / BITTERS - LAUGHLIN' / BRO'S & CO. (in a slug plate) - WHEELING, W.VA.",(unlisted), West Virginia, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium yellowish amber semi-cabin, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. About perfect condition. Extremely rare unlisted variant. At some point in it's life the word Bushfield was peened out of the mould and replaced by "Bro's & Co". These letters are larger then the original Bushfield embossing. For those who have the other variants, this is a "must have" bottle!
($475.00) ($800.00 - 1,400.00)
155. "C & C BITTERS - P.R. DELANY & CO.", (Ring/Ham, C-1), American, ca. 1870 - 1880, aqua semi-cabin, 10 3/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition, but some dried contents should be washed out. This is a very rare bottle identical in form to a William Allen's Congress Bitters, but considerably rarer!
($300.00) ($500.00 - 800.00)
156 "LANCASTER / GLASS WORKS - LANCASTER N.Y." (all on the base), (Denzin, LAN-11), Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, puce barrel, 9 1/2"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. About perfect (tiny open surface bubbles). A glass house repair mark in the shape of a crescent is near a mould seam. Like lot ___ this was done by the glass blower to fix a flaw when the bottle was removed from the mould. Nice pure puce color. Ex. Charles Gardner Collection #2043.
($275.00) ($400.00 - 700.00)
157. "ROSE HILL - STOMACH BITTERS - H.M. MOSHER & CO / NEW YORK", (Ring/Ham R- 92), New York, ca. 1870 - 1880, medium olive yellow, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect. Very rare in amber and possibly unique in this unusual and eye appealing color. Ex. Charles Gardner Collection #1216.
($250.00) ($400.00 - 700.00)
158. "PROFESSOR. B.E. MANN'S - ORIENTAL / STOMACH BITTERS - PATENTED", (Ring/Ham, M-29), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, amber semi-cabin, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Some light external haze is mostly on a label panel. A rare semi-cabin. In the 1870's an example was dug in the ruins of Fort Steele in Wyoming. Ex. Carlyn Ring Collection.
($800.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.000
159. "BOURBON WHISKEY / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, B-171), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium pinkish amethyst barrel, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. A flat 1/4" by 1/8" chip is off the top of the lip. A smaller one is on the side. Nice glass whittle, very attractive color that shows more amethyst depending on the light view in.
($275.00) ($500.00 - 800.00)
160. "BAKER'S / ORANGE GROVE - BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, B-9), Massachusetts, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium yellow olive semi-cabin, roped corners, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A 1/4" by 1/8" sliver type chip is off the edge of the base. Other then the minor flaw this beauty of a color bottle is in perfect condition.
($350.00) ($500.00 - 800.00)
161. EAGLE WITH BANNER / MONUMENT / "CONTINENTIAL" - INDIAN SHOOTING AT A BIRD / "CUNNINGHAMS & CO / PITTSBURGH, PA.", (GII-142), Cunningham & Company Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1897, medium yellow olive quart, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Some light internal spotty stain and a few light scratches, otherwise in excellent overall condition. An extremely rare and attractive color for this mould and with a decent impression considerably better than most. One of only a very few known examples in a color other than aqua!
($2,500.00) ($3,500.00 - 4,500.00)
162. "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE WITH BANNER / "E. WORMSER & CO / PITTSBURGH / PA.",(GXII-15), E. Wormser Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, olive yellow quart, smooth base, applied mouth. A faint 3/16" cooling crack is on the Eagle side near a mould seam and an open internal bubble is in the neck. With the exception of these minor flaws this great color rarity is in perfect condition. The E. Wormser mould is one of the most sought after of the flasks in the GXII group. Ex. Judge Blaske Collection #952.
($1,200.00) ($1,800.00 - 2,500.00)
163. Wide Mouth Storage Jar, (Van den Bossche, 290 and 291), European, ca. 1790 - 1830, yellowish olive green, 12"h, 4 3/4" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared and tool flared out lip, blown in a dip mould. Perfect condition. Full of tiny air bubbles and sand grain impurities.
($120.00) ($275.00 - 475.00)
164. Wide Mouth Storage Jar, (Van den Bossche, 290 and 291), European, probably French, ca. 1790 - 1830, yellowish olive green, 11 5/8"h, 4 1/2" base diameter, faint pontil scarred base, sheared and tool flared out lip, blown in a dip mould. Perfect condition.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 220.00)
165. Freeblown Long Neck Chestnut Flask, Western Pennsylvania, ca. 1790 - 1820, emerald green, 9 1/4"h, tubular pontil scarred base, applied wide ring lip. Some milky content stain and horizontal in-making cooling crazing lines are in the neck. Several sizable clusters of sand grain impurities are in the shoulder and neck. Unusually long neck and noticeable wooden paddle marks created while forming the bottle. Possibly of New Geneva or Bremen Glass Works production.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 475.00)
166. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "A LITTLE MORE GRAPE CAPTAIN BRAGG" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-42), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, light amethyst quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip has an in-making lip shear chip. Strong impression and a few spots of wear. A rare and wonderful color. We found 35 listings of this mould in colors other than aqua, but not this one!
($1,200.00) ($1,800.00 - 2,500.00)
167. Pattern Moulded Chestnut Flask, Midwestern, probably Zanesville, Ohio, ca. 1820 - 1835, deep bluish aqua with a hint of green, 24-vertical rib pattern travels to the pontil, 8 1/8"h, pontil scarred base, rough sheared and tooled lip. About perfect. Much more difficult to find in this larger size. The rib count, pontil and color speak of Zanesville production.
($200.00) ($375.00 - 450.00)
168. PROSPECTOR DRINKING FROM, A BOTTLE - EAGLE, (Eatwell, pg. 184, GXI-44, quart), Midwestern, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium yellowish green (citron) quart, red iron pontil, applied ring mouth. About perfect (a tiny flake is off the top of the lip). Wonderful strength of impression, good glass whittle and in an extremely rare color. Oftentimes referred to as 'the tippler' and even in aqua is considered to be one most sought after of the entire 'Pike's Peak' flask group.
($2,500.00) ($4,000.00 - 6,000.00)
169 Freeblown Globular Bottle, (similar to Pepper, pg. 33, fig. 25), Southern New Jersey, Wistarburg or Heston Glass Works, 1783 - 1785, light blue green bottle glass, 10 1/4"h, pontil scarred base, outward rolled lip. A ring of milky content stain is in the lower one-third, otherwise in perfect condition. Obvious paddle marks from forming the sides can be seen. A fine example of an early Colonial period bottle!
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
170. Petal Jar, (RB-3067), Pittsburgh District Glass Works, ca. 1855 - 1865, bluish aqua half-gallon, 12 shoulder panels, 11 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied mouth designed to receive a cork closure. Perfect condition. Nice glass whittle with a full iron pontil.
($120.00) ($180.00 - 250.00)
171. "COTTAGE / BRAND - COTTAGE / BRAND" (on both roofs), (Denzin, COT-11), American, ca. 1880 - 1895, bluish aqua cottage, 6 5/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Some light milky content stain, but no form of damage.
($80.00) ($140.00 - 180.00)
172 Blown Three Piece Mould "BRANDY", Decanter, (GIV-7), New England, ca. 1815 - 1835, clear glass with amethyst tint, 8 1/4"h, pontil scarred base, tool flared out lip. correct blown ground glass stopper. Perfect condition.
($150.00) ($275.00 - 375.00)
173. "ONLY 70 CTS / CLARKE'S / VEGETABLE / SHERRY / WINE / BITTERS / SHARON, MASS.",(Ring/Ham, C-157), (Odell, pg. 79), Massachusetts, ca. 1840 - 1860, bluish aqua half-gallon, 11 5/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Some milky inside content stain, but no form of damage. A big impressive looking bottle, the second largest of the Clarke's Sherry Wine Bitters bottles. As a collectible group of early pontil period bitters bottles the Clarke's Bitters from Sharon, Massachusetts are hard to beat. Here size does matter, especially when looking at the half-gallon and gallon size bottles. Most tend to have highly whittled glass. Several are rare making it a real challenge to collect the entire group!
($275.00) ($400.00 - 600.00)
174. Blown Three Piece Mould "RUM", Decanter, (GII-17), New England, ca. 1815 - 1835, clear glass with faint amethyst tint, 7"h, pontil scarred base, tool flared out lip. correct blown ground glass stopper. Some light inside haze, otherwise in perfect condition.
($150.00) ($350.00 - 450.00)
175. "SUFFOLK BITTERS - PHILBROOK & TUCKER / BOSTON", (Ring/Ham, S-217), Massachusetts, ca. 1865 - 1875, light to medium yellow olive shading to an almost clear glass hind feet figural pig, 10 1/8" long, smooth base, double applied collar mouth. Pristine perfect 'attic' found condition. An exceptionally beautiful bottle and in the most pleasingly desirable color. You won't find a nicer one!
($800.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
176. "PROFESSOR / GEO. J. BYRNE / NEW YORK - U.S.A. - THE / GREAT / UNIVERSAL / COMPOUND / STOMACH / BITTERS / PATENTED / 1870", (Ring/Ham, B-280), New York, ca. 1870 - 1880, clear glass with strong amethystine tint, 10 5/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth, Fine example. This is believed to be one of only two known examples in clear glass. The other one (with damage) was in the David Kyle collection. It also had an amethyst tint, but not to the degree of this one! One of the most ornate of any bitters bottle! Ex. Charles Gardner Collection #133.
($1,500.00) ($3,500.00 - 4,500.00)
177. Pineapple, "PATD. OCTOBER 1ST 1870 BY A.L. LACRAIX" (on the base), (Ring/Ham, P- 101), American, ca. 1870 - 1875, bluish aqua pineapple, 9 1/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. About perfect. Fine example, great clarity of glass, one of the rarest of the Pineapple Bitters and because of its bluish aqua color really stands out in a row of other color Pineapples!
($1,200.00) ($2,500.00 - 3,500.00)
178. "B.T. 1865. S.C. / SMITHS / DRUID BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, S-124), Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium copper topaz barrel, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. About perfect. Probably blown at the Baltimore Glass Works and found in an array of colors, none of which are easily found.
($1,200.00) ($1,800.00 - 2,500.00)
179. "PATD / DR. R. T. HYLTON'S / 1867 - WILD CHERRY / TONIC BITTERS - PHILADA.", (Ring/Ham, H- 224), Pennsylvania, ca. 1867 - 1880, medium to deep pink puce, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. Listed in Ring/Ham as being found only in milk glass and extremely rare (we know of two examples), but unlisted, and probably unique in this beautiful coloration.
($800.00) ($1,500.00 - 2,500.00)
180. "DWD / E. DEXTER LOVERIDGE / WAHOO BITERS - 1863 - XXX / E. DEXTER LOVERIDGE / WAHOO BITTERS - PATD" - (eagle in flight with arrow), (Ring/Ham, L-126), Buffalo, New York, ca. 1863 - 1870, medium blue green semi-cabin, 10"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth. An internal bubble at a corner shoulder panel has a 3/8" by 1/8" glass opening. With the exception of this possibly in-making flaw this extremely rare (only a few known examples) 'gem' of a color is in perfect condition.
($2,000.00) ($3,500.00 - 4,500.00)
181. "WORMSER BROS' / SAN FRANCISCO.", (Ring/Ham, W-162.5), (Wichmann, pg. 118), American, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium yellow amber barrel, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied sloping collar mouth. The top of the lip appears to have been slightly ground down, possibly to remove a light roughness A scarce barrel and with considerably more yellow in the coloration then most. The only 'barrel' form bottle from a California company.
($500.00) ($800.00 - 1,400.00)
182. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILADA / GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-37), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1849 - 1855, medium peach color quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect 'right out of the mould' condition. Plenty of tiny air bubbles and wonderful strength of impression. In our opinion when considering its color and condition this is the ultimate example!
($800.00) ($1,500.00 - 2,500.00)
183. "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "BRIDGETON (five pointed star) NEW JERSEY" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI- 24), Bridgeton Glass Works, Bridgeton, New Jersey, ca. 1825 - 1835, light yellowish green (citron) pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. An in-making pontil chip travels to the edge of the base, and some light content haze is at the base. Extremely bold impression with only a hint of wear. A scarce color for this mould.
($400.00) ($800.00 - 1,200.00)
184. "U.S.A. / HOSP. DEPT.", American, ca. 1863 - 1870, cobalt blue quart, 9"h, "X" on smooth base, applied double collar mouth. An original label reads: 'Oleum /Ciberwuim'. A clean 3/16" chip is off the side of the lip, and some trace of contents, otherwise in perfect condition. Used in every Union Army medical unit during the Civil War and later in the Western Forts.
($600.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,600.00)
185. "MOHAWK WHISKEY / PURE / RYE" (on the shield) / "PATENTED /FEB. 11 / 1868" (on the skirt),(Denzin, MOH-11), Pennsylvania, ca. 1868 - 1875, golden yellow amber Indian Princess, 12 1/4"h, smooth base, sheared and inward rolled lip. An open surface bubble is on the rounded part of the base, otherwise in perfect condition, and with a rarely seen completely intact rolled lip. The patent date on the skirt is the same as on the Brown Indian Herb Bitters (B-222), an indication that they were both made for the same company.
($800.00) ($1,800.00 - 2,500.00)
186. Pitkin Flask, (McK/Wil, color plate IV), possibly Pitkin Glass Works, East Hartford, Connecticut, ca. 1785 - 1810, olive green, 36-broken rib pattern swirled to the left, 8 5/8"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip, blown in the German half-post method. Some matte wear is just above the base, but no form of damage, scratches or additional wear. Excellent overall impression. A fine example of a 'double dip' moulded flask in a pure green color!
($400.00) ($800.00 - 1,200.00)
187. Pitkin Flask, (McK/Wil, color plate IV), possibly Pitkin Glass Works, East Hartford, Connecticut, ca. 1785 - 1810, olive yellow, 36-broken rib pattern swirled to the left, 5 3/8"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip, blown in the German half-post method. Perfect condition. Strong impression, light delicate color. A classic New England Pitkin flask!
($300.00) ($600.00 - 900.00)
188. EAGLE - CLUSTER OF GRAPES, (GII-56), Coffin & Hay Glass Works, Hammonton, New Jersey, ca. 1826 - 1835, medium blue green half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Some high point wear exist, but no form of damage. Rated as a rare mould, in an unlisted color and having no auction record!
($1,200.00) ($1,800.00 - 2,500.00)
189. "DR. J. S. WOOD'S / ELIXIR / ALBANY / N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 279), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep emerald green color, tombstone form, 9 3/4"h, iron pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth. A 3/16" chip is off a corner panel at the base and a pinhead in size flake is off the outer edge of the lip. Both are non-offensive. Here's a medicine bottle that has a lot going for it. Besides its eye appealing from, it has good glass whittle, and a very good impression which most often can be very weak on this bottle. Normally found in blue green and only a very few exist in this deep vivid emerald green glass.
($1,200.00) ($1,800.00 - 2,500.00)
190. "KNICKERBOCKER / GIN COMPANY N.Y.", (Denzin, KNI-11), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, teal blue, 8 3/4"h, smooth base, tapered case gin form, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. Very rare mould and in a very pleasing color seen on only a very few gin bottles! A 5 3/4" size bottle sold in 1997, but we can find no record of one sold at auction in this 8 3/4" size. ($350.00) ($700.00 - 900.00)
191. Cathedral Pickle Jar, (Zumwalt, pg. 455), American, ca. 1850 - 1865, medium blue green, 11 1/2"h, iron pontil,applied mouth. Perfect condition. Here is an extremely rare (according to Zumwalt) offering that has everything going for it. Nice glass whittle, full of tiny air bubbles and in a most unusual draped shoulder, arched panel, clover leaf and ornament embossing. This one would be a proud addition to any fine pickle jar collection.
($700.00) ($1,400.00 - 1,800.00)
192. "ROCKBRIDGE / VA (flanked by banners) / ALUM WATER", Virginia, ca. 1850 - 1860, yellowish grass green, 6 5/8"h, iron pontil, applied mouth. Perfect condition. Wonderful strength of impression, full of tiny air bubbles and an extra flow of glass is on the neck. Like lot 85 in auction 174 this is a unique offering and also one of the earliest bottles from the famous Rockbridge Spring.
($2,500.00) ($4,000.00 - 7,000.00)
193. "A.M. BININGER & CO / NO 19 BROAD ST NEW YORK.", (Denzin, BIN-44), (Bender, BPK-29), New York, ca. 1861 - 1873, medium amber urn, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied screw threaded mouth and handle. original 'Whitney Glass Works' type, but unmarked screw threaded glass closure. Pristine perfect condition. Considered to be the most attractive of the four handled Bininger whiskies. To our knowledge, and according to Jim Bender author of 'A.M. Bininger Bottles' this is the only known example with this unique closure.
($2,500.00) ($3,500.00 - 4,500.00)
194. "L. LEDIARD'S / NEW YORK", American, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish grass green 6-sided, 11"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Excellent overall condition about perfect. Full of tiny air bubbles, attractive multisided form. Found in several colors of glass all rated from scarce to rare with this being one of the rarest. Possibly related to Charles Lediard of 'Lediard's Celebrated Stomach, Bitters' and 'Morning Call' fame.
($500.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,600.00)
195. "DRAKE'S / PLANTATION / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, D-105), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, deep smoky olive 6-log cabin, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A 3/8" by 1/4" open surface bubble is on the inside edge of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition. Of the numerous Drake's Plantation Bitters in the Watson collection this is probably the rarest in this most unusual color! Some glass whittle and trapped air bubbles. It would be hard to imagine that the outer covering glass on the bubble would have remained intact after the original cork was removed.
($4,000.00) ($7,000.00) 9,000.00)
196. "LOUIS KOSSUTH" / BUST OF KOSSUTH - FRIGATE / "U.S. STEAM FRIGATE / MISSISSIPPI / S. HUFFSEY", (GI- 112), made for Samuel Huffsey, blown at a South Jersey Glass Works, yellow with olive tone calabash, "PH DOFLEIN MOULD MAKER NTH 5T ST 84" on base, open pontil, applied blob mouth. About perfect (some wear is on several medial ribs). Fine example full of tiny air bubbles and in a rare color. Louis Kossuth was a Hungarian statesman and leader of the unsuccessful Hungarian Revolution of 1848 - 1849. In 1851, President Fillmore sent the U.S.S. Mississippi to bring Kossuth to American. He went on tour to many of the larger cities in an attempt to raise money, and sympathy for his cause. This met with little success, and he returned to Hungary in 1853.
($1,800.00) ($2,500.00 - 4,500.00)
197. "SHERMAN & CO ZYTHUMSARIANS / 1248 CHAMBERS ST N.Y. - CHOLERA ANNIHILATOR / & GREEN WASH" (in a slug plate), (unlisted), New York, ca. 1850 - 1865, bluish aqua, square segmented globe form, 5 3/8"h, pontil scarred base, applied mouth. A very faint in-making 'spider' cooling fissure is above the letter 'C' in 'Cholera'. Some spotty content haze exists as does a blob of internal dark olive glass in the shoulder. Extremely rare (probably unique) and easily the most unusual (and recognizable) pontiled medicine we've ever offered at auction. As a word Zythumsarians does not exist. But if you look closer, and break it done, interesting meanings occur. The word Zythum is a type of beer dating back to the ancient Egyptians (circa 2000 B.C.) that at times was also used as a medicine or Laxative. Sarians is more complex. The household plant, Alocasia Sarian exists, but has no known medicinal properties. Sarian is also a surname of people from ancient Armenia (today a country in the Highlands of West Asia) dating to the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Many Armenians migrated to America in the 19th Century. Just a guess, but is it possible that the word Zythumsarians could refer to a type of medicated beer prepared for these Armenians'?
($700.00) ($1,200.00 - 1,400.00)
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