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Title: Antique Bottle
Post by: EsOne on May 18, 2012, 02:24:30 pm

Picked it up at a garage sale today. Brought it home and tried to find any info I could on the manufacturer, but alas, I could not find anything.

(http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i283/sone4200/download8.jpg)

Gilbert Pharmacal Co.

Allegan Michigan

It is in a Ball branded bottle.
Markings on the bottom of the bottle are:

"95-16
Ball
13"

I know in the mason jar world, having a Ball #13 jar is a good find... Not sure if it's true in the bottle world, lol.


Any help with company information would be fantastic.

Not sure of age nor value either, so any info in that aspect would be great to! ^_^

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: EsOne on May 21, 2012, 09:02:15 am

Anyone?

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: mart on May 21, 2012, 10:03:05 am

I think your bottle is probably from the 30`s but let me check !!

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: EsOne on May 21, 2012, 01:11:29 pm

Thanks ^_^

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: malcolm900 on May 21, 2012, 01:22:37 pm

i have an old bottle like a hundred years old gin company said it hada value of like 4 dollars. well or what anyone else would pay for it.

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: EsOne on May 22, 2012, 03:53:31 pm

Quote from: mart on May 21, 2012, 10:03:05 am

I think your bottle is probably from the 30`s but let me check !!

Any idea yet of era or company info? Or, even value?

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: yellowrose84 on May 23, 2012, 09:28:47 pm

When I googled it it came up with a Toledo newspaper and it is advertised on page nine. The paper is from the year 1951.

Here is the link:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19510218&id=uOROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3942,683575

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: EsOne on May 24, 2012, 02:00:23 am

Wow, you're good at Googling. When I tried I came up with nothing. lol

Okay, so it was sold in 1951, good to know. Any info on the company itself? Years in business, etc?

Title: Re: Antique Bottle
Post by: mart on May 24, 2012, 05:32:49 pm

Thats a different and later bottle than yours !! Yours does not say 'Emulsion",, I found lots of those !!  Yours is an earlier bottle !! I have found nothing on that company !!