10 Bottle Collection - 4 Authentic??
I collect amber glass and a friend gave me her "gram's" bitters bottle collection. Say either Wheaton or Made In Taiwan so I'm assuming those are repros. There are four others that I think are also repros, but better done. I just need to know if they're worth anything. Here are the details on the four (photo attached, detailed photos upon request):
2.
Color: Green
Shape: Round with belled bottom, medium-length neck, leans
Seam: All the way up the neck
Front: “Liberty Bell”
Bottom: Blank
Other: Cork
4.
Color: Yellow
Seam: All the way up the neck, faint
Shape: Tall, square, short neck
Front: “Berring,” raised apple
Side: “Apple,” raised apple, “©WTO”
Back: “Phila,” raised apple
Side: Raised apple
Bottom: Two raised bubble-like dots on each side of two corners
Other: Cork
5 & 6.
Color: Blue
Seam: All the way up the neck
Shape: Three-sided fish, flat bottom, short neck
Side: “Fischs”
Side: “Bitters”
Bottom: Blank
Other: Corks
The other six are detailed here:
1.
Color: Blue
Shape: Two-sided horseshoe, wide, medium-length neck
Front: “Horse Shoe,” horse head, 5 stars
Back: “Horse Shoe,” jumping horse
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: No cork
3.
Color: Amber
Shape: Round with long neck
Front: Round, raised disk near the neck
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
7.
Color: Blue
Shape: 12-sided, round-ish, short neck
Side: “Alancaster’s”
Side: “Indian Vegetable”
Side: “Jaundice Bitters”
Side: “Colsom Johnson:
Side: “Proprietor”
Side: “Richmond, VA.”
Side: “1852”
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
8.
Color: Green
Seam: All the way up the neck, very faint compared to others
Shape: 12-sided, round-ish, short neck
Side: “A. Lancaster’s”
Side: “Indian Vegetable”
Side: “Jaundice Bitters”
Side: “Col. Sam Johnson:
Side: “Proprietor”
Side: “Richmond, VA.”
Side: “1852”
Bottom: Wheaton
Other: No cork
9.
Color: Amber
Seam: All the way up the neck
Shape: Round bottom with geometric design, pointed top with bubbles, short neck
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
10.
Color: Green
Seam: All the way up the neck
Shape: Square, cathedral
Side: “Chief Wahoo,” “Electronic Tonic”
Side: “Walbridgeco,” “Dunsmurioal”
Side: “Cathedral,” “Bhand”
Side: “Celebrated,” “Bemedy”
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
2.
Color: Green
Shape: Round with belled bottom, medium-length neck, leans
Seam: All the way up the neck
Front: “Liberty Bell”
Bottom: Blank
Other: Cork
4.
Color: Yellow
Seam: All the way up the neck, faint
Shape: Tall, square, short neck
Front: “Berring,” raised apple
Side: “Apple,” raised apple, “©WTO”
Back: “Phila,” raised apple
Side: Raised apple
Bottom: Two raised bubble-like dots on each side of two corners
Other: Cork
5 & 6.
Color: Blue
Seam: All the way up the neck
Shape: Three-sided fish, flat bottom, short neck
Side: “Fischs”
Side: “Bitters”
Bottom: Blank
Other: Corks
The other six are detailed here:
1.
Color: Blue
Shape: Two-sided horseshoe, wide, medium-length neck
Front: “Horse Shoe,” horse head, 5 stars
Back: “Horse Shoe,” jumping horse
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: No cork
3.
Color: Amber
Shape: Round with long neck
Front: Round, raised disk near the neck
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
7.
Color: Blue
Shape: 12-sided, round-ish, short neck
Side: “Alancaster’s”
Side: “Indian Vegetable”
Side: “Jaundice Bitters”
Side: “Colsom Johnson:
Side: “Proprietor”
Side: “Richmond, VA.”
Side: “1852”
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
8.
Color: Green
Seam: All the way up the neck, very faint compared to others
Shape: 12-sided, round-ish, short neck
Side: “A. Lancaster’s”
Side: “Indian Vegetable”
Side: “Jaundice Bitters”
Side: “Col. Sam Johnson:
Side: “Proprietor”
Side: “Richmond, VA.”
Side: “1852”
Bottom: Wheaton
Other: No cork
9.
Color: Amber
Seam: All the way up the neck
Shape: Round bottom with geometric design, pointed top with bubbles, short neck
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
10.
Color: Green
Seam: All the way up the neck
Shape: Square, cathedral
Side: “Chief Wahoo,” “Electronic Tonic”
Side: “Walbridgeco,” “Dunsmurioal”
Side: “Cathedral,” “Bhand”
Side: “Celebrated,” “Bemedy”
Bottom: “Made in Taiwan”
Other: Cork
Comments
You will find a large quantity of these bottles on ebay
I find, when searching completed auctions, that many auctions go unsold. Those that do sell are in the $1 to $15 range. Note that the auctions are sometimes for groups of bottles, so the takeaway is they have some but not a whole lot of value.
Chris
Am I to assume that even the ones that are not marked on the bottom are Wheaton, as well? The ones photoed aren't marked. The rest I knew were repros.