Value of H. A. EMEIS druggist bottle?
So story of how bottle was found. I am a commercial diver and was working on I74 bridge connecting Illinois to Iowa. This is Mississippi river and visibility is zero so I was digging in muck and felt a bottle with raised lettering, I assumed it was dated so I brought it to surface. I did some research and found druggist name H.A EMEIS was first apprentice pharmasist in Iowa. There were papers with ads from 1863. I have not cleaned it still has the river muck on it and a small chip on neck. Due to the history and age and the rarity of the find. How could I value this?Or should I just keep it as a keep sake? I also found many old soda bottles 1940-60. Love some feedback.
markings on bottle
H.A. EMEIS
DRUGGIST
DAVENPORT, IOWA
markings on bottle
H.A. EMEIS
DRUGGIST
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Comments
Thanks for posting.
Your bottle dates from the early days of the 20th century.
Given the flakes on the lip, it is probably more of a keepsake. I would expect most drug store bottles like this to sell in the $10-20 range, although rare ones (and it is hard to be an expert on the hundreds if not thousands of examples out there from every pharmacy) might bring $100-200. The high prices are only going to be paid for perfect condition bottles..