These miniature bottles are late 20th century (as in 1960s-80s) decorative items based loosely on original 19th century bitters bottles. most were made by Wheaton Glass in New Jersey.
If you search around this site for Wheaton Glass or Taiwan (where some were made), you will find a lot of discussions:
My grandmother had a group of pictorial bottles in cobalt. They were reproductions from the late 1960s and early 1970s. There are a lot of fakes on the market now and in the 21st century they have gotten very good. Always ask someone knowledgeable in bottles before risking your money on a "rare" bottle if you don't know what to look for yourself. People new to bottle collecting are falling victim to the scammers & they are losing a lot of money on these fakes.
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I assume these are for sale. I have modified the title to be clearer.
These are, of course, not antique bottles. They are recent "fantasy" bottles,
Fantasy? my grandmother had these as I grew up.
These miniature bottles are late 20th century (as in 1960s-80s) decorative items based loosely on original 19th century bitters bottles. most were made by Wheaton Glass in New Jersey.
If you search around this site for Wheaton Glass or Taiwan (where some were made), you will find a lot of discussions:
https://forum.antiquebottles-glass.com/search?Search=wheaton
https://forum.antiquebottles-glass.com/search?Search=taiwan
My grandmother had a group of pictorial bottles in cobalt. They were reproductions from the late 1960s and early 1970s. There are a lot of fakes on the market now and in the 21st century they have gotten very good. Always ask someone knowledgeable in bottles before risking your money on a "rare" bottle if you don't know what to look for yourself. People new to bottle collecting are falling victim to the scammers & they are losing a lot of money on these fakes.