Antique 1800s Pharmaceutical Glass Bottle

Description

     From the early years of America up to about 1914, many kinds of companies were started. Some lasted a few years, and others are still operating today. World War 1 & 2, along with the Great Depression, took their toll on many small companies, and poor record keeping leaves some antiques questionable, like this bottle. The only mark on this bottle is one small, lonely star on the bottle. Many antique bottles found today have some type of star mark on the bottom. Some of the marks are for decoration, some were used as mold identification, and others stood for the glass company. This bottle is in that questionable state. Who made it? When was it made? How was it made? The “how was it made?” question can be answered. This bottle was mouth-blown using a three-part mold, most likely before 1904. This is determined by the heavy mold seams, the larger amounts of bubbles in the glass, the unevenness of the glass wall thickness, and the glass weight. It has been noted that the presence of bubbles in the glass that was made in the early 20^th century by glass-blowing machines did blow bubbles into the glass; however, this was done prior to 1910. From 1904, all bottles that were mouth-blown had bubbles. In addition, most all 1800s bottles with square collars were for medicine, chemicals, or druggists, with and without grooved necks. The top is a hand-tooled square collar finish. It has what feels like a chip on the underside of the square collar. Other than that, it is in mint condition with no cracks, necks, scratches, fleabites, repairs, or stains, and it has not been modified in any way. 

GDW-EPB-1

Explore more from our collection.