Glyco-Thymoline Bottle

In 1890, Samuel Owen and Oscar Kress developed Glyco-Thymoline as a treatment for oral conditions, such as sore throat and mucosity. It was designed as a mouth rinse and soon became quite popular with the general public and with hospitals.  It was marketed as the world's first mouthwash.

         This clear bottle stands at 8 1/2" high and it has K & O. CO. NEW YORK 852 on the base.  The words GLYCO-THYMOLINE on the front.

 

 

 

 

Perry Davis Vegetable Pain Killer Bottle

 

The Perry Davis story is remarkable to say the least. Perry was crippled at an early age, and he was a shoemaker's apprentice but seemed to travel working here and there. He tried his hand at inventing agricultural machinery, but this failed. At the age of 47, Davis became ill and thought he wouldn't make it. He apparently concocted his own pain relief medicine, which provided him with a near miraculous cure. Perry Davis went on to patant and manufacture his Vegetable Pain Killer, one of the first remedies to tackle pain relief specifically. His medicine was a worldwide success, due in part to missionaries who took it with them by the case to the Far East for their mission stations to tackle a cholera outbreak. The US Civil War also helped with sales of his medicine. Perry Davis passed away in 1862, a successful and famous man. This bottle stands at 6 3/8" tall.

 

Gordon's Dry Gin London England Bottle 1909-1914

Gordon's Gin has been in business since Alexander Gordon set up a distillery in 1769.  According to the website idahoarchaeology.org, this rough specimen dates from 1909-1914.  It has Gordon's Dry Gin London England embossed on two sides, and the boar's head logo on the bottom.  This is a dug bottle and has the patina to show for it!  It is crude and the neck tilts to one side.

 

 

 

Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd. Bournemouth Beer Bottle

This bottle has an internal thread for a screw in stopper.  Its an emerald green colour bottle that stands at almost 10".  It dates from around the late nineteenth to early twentieth century.  Thomas Usher started Usher's Wiltshire Brewery with his wife Hannah in 1824.  His sons pushed production after their parent's retirement and in 1889, the company became Usher's Wiltshire Brewery Ltd.  The company kept brewing right up until the year 2000.  The brewery's equipment was dismantled and sold to a North Korean brewery.

Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky Bottle 1798

This aqua-greenish botltle stands about 9 1/2" and is in the famous squared shape.  The squared bottle is supposed to have been easier to ship as there was less space wasted.  This bottle was made probably between 1890 and 1910, according to the information I have found.  Its a nice crude bottle full of bubbles in the glass and very pronounced seam lines.  Walker's Kilmarnock Whisky was made by the famous John (Johnnie) Walker, and was produced prior to his son and grandson using his name on later whiskey bottles.

Burst Top Octagonal Ink Bottle

This is a typical ink botlle from Victorian times.  The top is snapped off during the manufacturing process.  Quite a nice little bottle.