These interesting bottles are known by collectors as the odd sized whiskey shaped amber bottle but mostly they are the antique bottle with the Sphinx on it. Collectors of western bitters and bottles in general are always on the lookout for picture whiskeys and although we’ve seen race horses, eagles, a Phoenix and deer […]
9 ½”. Applied top, graphite pontil. You don’t have to collect Townsend’s or even squares to appreciate the amazing offerings of these choice bottles. Take this one for instance, whittled to death, bubbles galore, a beautiful color with crudity everywhere. Granted it’s not a rare bottle but there are a lot of variants of the […]
9 ½”. Applied top, sticky ball type pontil. Here is another terrific example in great condition. This one is an olive with some other color lingering. You decide, the pictures are right on. Loaded with whittle and overall crudity, this is another example of a bottle having it all, especially condition, except the high price. […]
9 ¼”. Rolled lip, open pontil. Zumwalt 385. Here’s the real deal when it comes to early pickles. These early Philly pickles are a result of the Wendell Espy partnership that dissolved with Smith starting at their location somewhere around 1848. These early pickles are some of the earliest embossed glass in America and it’s […]
AT&Co. on shoulder. With elaborate neck design. Applied top. These are a bit of an unusual bottle to say the least. Before the “Big Dig,” in San Francisco in 1999, there was believed to be one of these bottles known. It was up to then not known what the A.T. stood for. Since then things […]
(Thomas 124) Fifth, tooled top. 1890’s. Another of the tooled Phoenix fifths, this has the whiskey name on it. It is considered rarer than the bourbon (123) but about as rare as the (124). Either way, they are similar in color and condition, this one also being about perfect. Grades a 9.7. [add_to_cart item=”083″ ]
(Thomas 124) Fifth, tooled top. Here is one of three similar bottles made by the same company during the 1890’s. This has a smaller Phoenix and says bourbon. These are around, they are usually in a shade of medium amber such as this and aren’t usually very crude. They are still a desirable bottle for […]
(B 255). Applied top, smooth base. Here’s a bottle that comes in a number of different colors and a few different variants. It almost seems as if amber is in the minority. This example is listed as an extremely rare variant with the R in Dr. being underlined and having a period after the KY. […]
(C 223) Applied top, smooth base. Here’s a bottle that comes in a nearly identical variant until you start focusing in on the details. One giveaway is the “T” in Constitution is almost directly over the “S” in Bitters. At any rate, these are intriguing bottles with their ribbed semi-cabin form and overall crudity, This […]
REED’S BITTERS/REED’S BITTERS on reverse shoulder. 12 1/2” Applied top, here is another well-known lady’s leg bitters, this one in terrific shape. Amber, it has some tobacco in it and almost of touch of green although we’ll just call it old amber. Overall the condition is exemplary, some small bubbles and light crudity give it […]
