Lot
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1. "OLD DR. / J. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - NEW YORK.", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium to deep yellow amber color, 9 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
An in-making pontil chip is off the heel of the base, otherwise in perfect condition.
Highly whittled glass. What a great and extremely rare color. Mitchell's price guide from 2008 has forty listings in this mould, none are in any shade of amber color! For those who specialize in Townsend's Sarsaparilla bottles, here is one you don't want to let get away!
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| 13 | $ 3,750 |
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2. "DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - ALBANY / N. Y. - IIII", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1845 - 1860, medium shading to deep yellowish amber, 9 1/4"h, improved pontil scarred base, applied sloping collar mouth.
A small patch of ware is just above the base, otherwise a fine pristine example!
You are bidding on a rare 'IIII' mould Townsend's, in an extremely rare pure shade of amber color that only a very few will have in their collections!
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| 10 | $ 2,200 |
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3. "DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - ALBANY / N. Y.", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1845 - 1860, medium shading to deep yellowish amber with a hint of olive, 9 1/4"h, improved 'clover leaf' pontil scarred base, applied sloping collar mouth.
Pristine fine condition.
Full of tiny air bubbles and swirls of glass throughout. This is an extremely rare, important color for this mould and one that only comes up for sale on very rare occasions. Like lots 1 and 2 any one would add importance to your collection. But why buy only one? Imagine having all three being in your collection! Go for it!
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| 14 | $ 2,500 |
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4. "DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - ALBANY / N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1845 - 1860, deep olive amber, 9 1/2"h, pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
A very clean bottle that lacks any trace of wear.
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| 7 | $ 500 |
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5. "DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - ALBANY / N Y", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, 206), New York, ca. 1845 - 1860, deep yellowish olive amber, 9 5/8"h, improved pontil scarred base, applied sloping collar mouth.
About perfect.
Full of tiny air bubbles. This is the variant with the 'centered' N.Y. embossing. Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 8 | $ 475 |
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6. "OLD DR. / J. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - NEW YORK.", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium blue green, 9 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
A tiny flake is off the top of the lip, another is on a corner at the base.
Nicely whittled glass, and the mentioned flaws are minor.
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| 20 | $ 325 |
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7. "OLD / DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - NEW YORK.", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, light to medium yellowish green (citron) color, 9 3/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Some light haze is on the New York panel.
Nice example, good glass whittle and in a scarce unusual shade of green color.
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| 9 | $ 700 |
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8. "OLD DR. / J. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - NEW YORK.", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, light to medium emerald green, 9 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Nice glass whittle. This is the variant with the centered Old Dr. Townsend's embossing. Ex. Dr. Burton Spiller Collection #418.
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| 9 | $ 650 |
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9. "OLD DR. / J. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - NEW YORK.", (Odell, pg. 349), (DeGrafft, #206), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep bluish aqua or teal color, 9 3/4"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Nice glass whittle. Identical mould variant to lot 8, but in a rarer color! Ex. Dr. Burton Spiller Collection #417.
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| 17 | $ 1,100 |
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10. "BY / A.A. COOLEY / HARTFORD / CON.", (Odell, pg. 89), Connecticut, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium olive amber, oval form, 4 5/8"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Perfect condition.
Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 17 | $ 475 |
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11. Snuff Jar, "E. ROOME / TROY / NEW YORK", New York, ca. 1830 - 1850, medium olive yellow, 4 1/4"h, pontil scarred base, tooled flared out lip.
Perfect condition, numerous tiny air bubbles.
Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 4 | $ 325 |
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12. Early Snuff Jar, American, ca. 1820 - 1830, olive green, 4 7/8"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip, very early cloth lined cork closure, blown in a dip mould.
A few spots of panel wear, otherwise in perfect condition.
Plenty of trapped air bubbles. The sizable cloth warped cork closure is over 1" in size.
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| 12 | $ 300 |
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13. Labeled Snuff Bottle, Massachusetts, ca. 1835 - 1850, olive yellow, 4 3/8"h, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip, original contents. A 98% original label in part reads: ‘Slade Best (on a barrel), Rappee Snuff, Manufactured and sold Wholesale and Retail by, Henry Slade & Co., Boston'.
The bottle is perfect.
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| 21 | $ 850 |
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14. Labeled Snuff Bottle, New York, ca. 1835 - 1850, olive yellow, 4 1/2"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip, part original contents. A 90% original label in part reads: ’Maccoby Snuff, Manufactured by John Anderson & Co., Broadway, (Cor. Pine St.), New York'.
The bottle is perfect, but the label has some fading. In its early life some of the contents was used.
After the initial usage (and possibly several more) a piece of loose cloth was wrapped around a cork and inserted into the mouth becoming the closure. From its appearance this self-made closure is of the same time period as the bottle.
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| 24 | $ 800 |
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15. Labeled Snuff Bottler, Pennsylvania, ca. 1835 - 1850, olive yellow, 4 1/2"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip, part original contents. A 98% original front label in part reads: 'Tobacco, Scotch & Rappee Snuff, 2nd Quality Manufactured and sold by Levi Garrett & Sons, No. 128 So. Front Street, Philada'.
A handwritten label on the reverse reads: ’Snuff and bottle are over one hundred years old from the Wormer Estate'.
The bottle is perfect.
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| 33 | $ 1,900 |
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16. Labeled Snuff Bottle, English for the American Market, ca. 1790 - 1810, yellowish olive green, 5 1/2"h, improved pontil scarred base, wide outward rolled lip. partial shoulder labels in part read: ’Wholesale, Medicines, Sign of the - Paints, Oils and Groceries, Norwich, N.Y.'
Areas of matte type wear are on two panels, but no form of damage.
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| 18 | $ 475 |
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17. Labeled Medicine Bottle, New York, ca. 1855 - 1870, clear glass wide mouth jar, 2 5/8"h, smooth base, outward rolled lip, original contents and cork closure. A 95% original label in part reads: 'Extract of Motherwort, Leonorus Cardiaca. D.M. Prepared in the United Society, New Lebanon N.Y.'
The bottle is perfect.
A very rare 'Shaker' medicinal preparation.
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| 15 | $ 275 |
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18. Labeled Medicine Bottle, Maine, ca. 1840 - 1860, olive yellow, 4 3/4"h, open pontil, applied mouth, a 99% original wrap around label in part reads: ‘Ammoniated Opodeldoc, Directions, N. Lord, Portland, Maine; also, S.C. Knights, Saco.'
An in-making 1/4" cooling line is in the neck.
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| 15 | $ 325 |
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19. "THE / INDIANS / PANACEA" - (an indented label panel is on the reverse), (Odell, pg. 192), American, ca. 1835 - 1855, deep olive green, 8 1/2"h, pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth. A faint 'spider' crack is in the shoulder near a mould seam.
Lightly cleaned to its original luster.
This is the larger size variant that has the arched label panel on the reverse. Of the few known examples, most were dug and are in various degrees of condition. That said, of the dug examples we have seen, this is one of the nicer ones. Many of the known examples were found in Southern States, some probably on old Plantations. An early 1830s advertisement claims that 'many a useful servant has been restored by its effort'. Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 6 | $ 2,750 |
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20. "WYNKOOP & CO'S / TONIC MIXTURE / NEW YORK. - WARRANTED TO CURE - FEVER & AGUE", (Odell pg. 264), New York, ca. 1845 - 1855, cobalt blue, 6 1/2"h, open pontil, applied sloping collar mouth.
Lightly cleaned to its original luster, but still retains some light haze and light to moderate ground imperfections.
A better cleaning could enhance its overall appearance considerably. Part of the great Wynkoop family of cobalt medicine bottles and one of the only pontiled cure bottles in this color!
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| 9 | $ 1,700 |
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21. "SKERRETT'S OIL / B. WHEELER. / W. HENRIETTA / MON. CO. N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 219), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, blue green cylinder, 6 3/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
An area of tiny scratches is near a mould seam, otherwise in perfect condition.
It's been awhile since one of these came to auction. Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 20 | $ 2,500 |
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22. "SWEETS BLK OIL - ROCHESTER, N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 232), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium emerald green, 5 7/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect 'attic found' condition.
Highly whittled glass, no wear or scratches. A prime example! Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 19 | $ 4,250 |
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23. "MORSE'S / CELEBRATED SYRUP / PROV. R.I.", (Odell, pg. 259), Rhode Island, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium emerald green, oval form, 9 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Some slight wear (mentioned only for accuracy) is on the edge of the base.
Nice glass whittle, full iron pontil. A number exist in aqua, but considerably less in this attractive green color!
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| 8 | $ 1,400 |
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24. "C BRINKERHOFF'S - HEALTH RESTORATIVE - PRICE $1.00 - NEW YORK", (Odell, pg. 47), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep olive yellow, 7 3/8"h, improved pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth.
Pristine perfect, but a tiny area of haze is on the 'Price $1.00' panel.
Crude whittled glass, plenty of seed bubbles, well defined pontil scar (one of the best). Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 7 | $ 800 |
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25. "CARTERS / SPANISH / MIXTURE", (Odell, pg. 68), Virginia, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium grass green cylinder, 8 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth.
Lightly cleaned to its original luster and excellent overall condition.
Don Ramsey Collection.
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| 14 | $ 550 |
