Lot
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1. Pattern Moulded Pocket Flask, American, 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.
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| 14 | $ 275 |
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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.
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| 25 | $ 1,100 |
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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.
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| 18 | $ 1,300 |
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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.
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| 16 | $ 750 |
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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.
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| 13 | $ 1,200 |
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6. "DOCTOR - E.W. VONDERSMITH - INDIAN - COUGH BALM.", (Odell, pg. 359), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, greenish aqua, 9-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!
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| 22 | $ 3,750 |
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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!
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| 7 | $ 375 |
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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 minuscule flake is off the edge of the base).
This is a very rare pontiled medicine bottle.
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| 16 | $ 750 |
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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.
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| 9 | $ 2,200 |
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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.
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| 21 | $ 4,250 |
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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.
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| 13 | $ 800 |
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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!
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| 11 | $ 850 |
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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.
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| 4 | $ 21,000 |
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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.
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| 3 | $ 9,000 |
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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'!
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| 20 | $ 2,100 |
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16 "SIMON'S CENTENNIAL BITTERS - TRADE MARK", (Ring/Ham, S-110), Pennsylvania, ca. 1876, 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 shading 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.
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| 12 | $ 3,500 |
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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.
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| 8 | $ 600 |
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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!
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| 15 | $ 700 |
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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.
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| 7 | $ 8,000 |
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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!
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| 2 | $ 425 |
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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!
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| 9 | $ 2,100 |
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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!
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| 4 | $ 750 |
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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.
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| 3 | $ 160 |
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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!
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| 14 | $ 3,750 |
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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.
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| 11 | $ 1,700 |
