Names on bottles
This is an attempt to help people find a bottle with a specific name on it. The list is alphabetical and if there is more than one name on the bottle, it is listed once for each name. I keep updating my inventory but if sales are brisk at a show every sale may not get recorded. I will try to keep it up to date but I do make mistakes. These bottles date from the 1820’s to the early 1900’s but most are from the 1870’s through the 1890’s.
If I no longer have the bottle you want, you will at least know that such a bottle exists and I may well be able to find you another. Since I don't know if I still have all the bottles on the list, I will determine a fair price when I find the one desired and can judge its condition and rarity. Most will be in the $10-$15 range but a few are fairly rare and will cost considerably more. Shipping by Priority Mail will depend on your zip code and the bottle's weight. I do not attempt to add to my profits by inflating the shipping (I just spent $50 for peanuts so there are shipping costs). Please click here to email me with any queries.
Note: I have started listing unusual town & city names below the name listing. I will not bother to list common places like New York City or Baltimore as everyone knows that these exist. These will be listed alphabetical by town/city at the bottom of this page.
I often update this page so check it again if you are looking for a particular name or place. This page last updated 6/8/2013.
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A - 1 - Oil / Blackstone Mfg. Co. - Household
Aetna BW - Soda
Wm. Allen & Co. - Ink
D. Allers - Whiskey
American Standard - Ink
John Annear - Ink (?)
Arnold’s - Ink
Geo. W. Apple - Beer or soda
Arlington Chemical Co. - Medicine
Aschenbach & Miller - Flavoring?
Atlas Medicine Co. - Medicine
Gail, G.W. & Ax(e?) - Snuff
Ayer’s Hair Tonic - Hair
B
Bailey, L.M. Pharmacist Bed Bug Killer - Household
E.A. Bain - Soda
Baltimore Rye (For Family Use) - Baltimore whiskey
Barker, Wm. J. - Hair
Barry’s Tricopherous For the Scalp & Hair - Medicine
Banner Brewing - Beer
Wm. Jay Barker - Hair
G.A. Barwig, Ph. G. - Medicine
Dr. Bates / National Tonic Beer - Baltimore beer
Dr. Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters, Lord Bros. Proprietors - Bitters
Bayview BW - WA soda
A - 1 - Oil / Blackstone Mfg. Co. - Household
Brown’s Instant relief From Pain - Medicine
Beckman’s - Beer
Berkmann, A. & Co - Beer
Biochemic Natural Mineral Waters - Mineral water
Bischoff, B. - Soda
Bixby - Ink
Black Cat stove Polish - Household
Rheumicide / Bobbit Chemical Co. - Baltimore medicine
Daniel Boone Beverages - NC soda
Boykin Carmer Wholesale Druggists - Baltimore medicine
Bridge’s (London) - Ink
Brewers Springs - Mineral water
Brown, F.C. Prop. Kingfisher BW - Soda
Brown, P. Druggist - Medicine
Dr. A.H. Bull - OP Extract of sarsaparilla
Bumstead’s Worm Syrup - Medicine
Burke, F.P. (Gibson XXXX whiskey) - D.C. flask
Byrd Bros. - Soda
Byrnes Bottling Works - Beer or soda
C
Cadillac Beverages - Detroit, MI, ginger ale
Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin - Sample medicine
Capital Bottling Works - Soda
Carpenter Morton Co. Colorite - Hair
Boykin Carmer Wholesale Druggists - Baltimore medicine
Carr, Owens & Co. - Baltimore wholesale druggists
Carter's Ink - Ink
Castanca (Dairy) - Milk
W.H. Cawley Co. / Flemington BW Hutch - NJ soda
Chesterfield Dairy - Milk
Christo-Cola - Harrisonburg, VA soda
Clabber Girl - Baking Powder
Clark, C. Foster & Co. - Perfume?
Clarke, H. & Sons - Whiskey
Cloverdale Spring Co. - Mineral water
Congress & Empire Springs - Mineral Water
Consolidated Bottling Co. - Soda
Crescent Bottling Co. - Soda
Crums Ginger Ale - Ginger ale
Crystal Ice Co. Bottling Dept. - Texas soda
Crystal Spring Water Co. - 5 gal. water from Pine Hill, NY
Crystal Stropper - Depression glass spoon rest(?)
Cruikshank Bros. - Food
J. H. Cutter - Whiskey
D
C. Damchinsky - Liquid Hair Dye
Thaddeus Davids - Ink
William A. Davis - Ink
Dalby’s Carminative - Medicine
Delavau’s Syrup / Whooping Cough-Croup - Medicine
Hallock’s Fruit Extract (Hallock-Denton Co.) - Food
DeWitt’s Stomach Bitters - Variant of std. bottle
Diamond Ink Co. - Ink
Dill Medicine Co. - Norristown, PA medicine
Dioxogen (Oakland Chemical Co.) - Medicine
Dr. Guysott's - Sarsaparilla
Theo Dietzler & Co. - Soda
Dorta Macierzynski - Medicine (Buffalo, NY)
Dove & Co. Turf Oil - Medicine
Rev. N.H. Downs’ Vegetable Basalmic Elixir - Medicine
Duke of York / J. Lord - Whiskey
Duquesne - Beer or soda (Pittsburgh)
E
Eagle Chili Powder / Gebhardt - Food
Eigenbrot Brewing Co. - Beer
Embros Wine Co. - Sherry
Esslinger - Beer
Embalmers Supply Co. - Embalming fluid
Congress & Empire Springs - Mineral Water
D. Evans Camomile Pills - OP medicine
Henry Evers - NY blob soda
F
F & J Lemon Cola Baltimore BW - Baltimore soda
Dr. Peter Fahrney & Sons - Med.
Farmers Brg. Co. - Shawano, WI beer
Farmer’s Creamery - Milk
Shick & Felt - soda
Dr. M. M. Fenner - Fredonia, NY remedies
Field's Ink - Ink
F. H. Finley & Son Bottlers- DC soda
Dr. S.S. Fitch - Medicine
Foord Bottling Works - Beer
Foss Liquid fruit Flavors - Food
Foster, Milburn & Co. - Medicine
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J.Foy - Soda/ale
Frey’s Vermifuge - OP medicine
Fuller’s Banner - Ink
G
Gail, G.W. & Ax(e?) - Snuff
Eagle Chili Powder / Gebhardt - Food
Wm V. Geis - Soda
Getz, J.L. & Son - Beer or soda
Gin-Gera - Norfolk, VA soda
Giroux Mfg. Co - Hair tonic
Gladstone Springs - Mineral water
Globe Brewing Co. - Beer
Mary T. Goldman - Hair
Goldstrohm & Wigand - Soda
Hoff's German Liniment Goodrich & Jennings - Med.
Gordon - Baltimore whiskey
L.A. Gould- Hand Cream
G. P. R. (Gump’s Pure Rye) - Baltimore whiskey
Dr.s F.E. & J.A.Greene - Medicine
Greenfield Dairy (Suffolk, Va.) - Milk
Grone & Co. - Soda
Phillip Grossman Bottling Works - Soda or beer
Grove & Whelan - Soda
W. Gubner's Sons - Beer or soda
Gude's Pepto-Mangan - Medicine
Dr. Guysott’s Yellow Dock & Sarsaparilla / John D. Park - Sarsaparilla
H
Dr. S.B. H. & Co. - Medicine
Habenight - Beer or soda
Hagertys Glass Works - Soda/beer
Haley - Ink
Hallock’s Pure Fruit Extract - Food
A.L. Scovill & Co. / Hall’s Balsam For the Lungs - Medicine
Hagerty’s Glass Works - Soda
Dr. Hands - Medicine(?)
Hardul, The Woman’s Tonic - Medicine
C. R. Hartson - Soda/beer
Thomas Haskins Bottler - Blob soda or beer
Hauel, J. - Household
Hauthaway’s Lynn Burnishing - Ink
Geo. W. Helme - Snuff
Edw. Hefferman - Whiskey
J. Heinz - Food
John Heinzerling - Baltimore soda
This Bottle Owned by the Herpicide Co.
Herrmann, A.G. (successor to J.F below) - Beer
Herrmann, J.F. - Beer
High Ground Brewery (Brooklyn) - Beer
Hill Brook - Whiskey
Hobensack’s Medicated Worm Syrup - Medicine
Hoff's Ger. Lin. Goodrich & Jennings - Medicine
Hallock’s Fruit Extract (Hallock-Denton Co.) - Food
Holton's Electric Oil - Trombone slide lubricant
Horlick’s Malted Milk Sample - Food
Rubsam & Horrmann Brewing - Beer
Howe & Stevens - Dye
Huebner Toledo Breweries - Beer
Hunt’s Liniment / C.E. Stanton - Medicine
Hutchinson Bottling Works - Soda
Hyde (London) - Ink
I
Independent Brewery of Pittsburgh - Beer
Interstate Commerce Co. (Richmond, Va.) - Medicine
J
Dr. Jackson’s Liniment - OP medicine
Jamestown Brewing - Beer
Jasmine Ink Co. - Ink, Ammonia Water
Dr. Jayne’s Hair Tonic - OP hair care
Jean Marie Farina - Cologne
Hoff's Ger. Lin. Goodrich & Jennings - Medicine
Jessup, F.W. - Soda
Jimason - Blob soda
Joyner’s Gui-A-Col - Medicine (?)
K
Dr. D.C. Kellencer - Medicine
Keller’s Worm Mixture (Carr, Owens & Co.) - Baltimore medicine
Kendall’s Spavin Cure - Medicine
Mike Kerly - Blob soda
Keystone Drug Co. - Medicine
Dr. Kilmer’ Swamp Root - Medicine
Englar Kite & Co. - Baltimore druggists
Knapp, C.F. - Ink
W.W. Knight - Soda
Kohnstamm, H. - Pen holder/paperweight
Kornahren’s, C.L. blob - Soda
Kromer’s - Hair
John G. Kretzer /Orchard Dairy - Milk
L
Lambert, E.A. Bottler -Soda
Larabee - Medicine
Larkin Soap Co. - Household
Laughlins Smith & Co. / Druggists - Wheeling, WV medicine
Layfayette Mineral springs Co. - Mineral water
Lee’s Liniment - Medicine
Liberty Bottling Works - Soda
Eli Lilly - Medicine
W.C. Lindley Sanitary BW - Soda
Lipscomb, G.G. - Soda
The Liquid - Soda?
P. Loftus (Gibson XXXX whiskey) - D.C. flask
Andrew Lohr Bottling Co. - Cairo, IL, Beer or soda
Avery N. Lord - Soda/ale
Lord Bros., Proprietors, Dr. Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters - Bitters
J. Lord - Whiskey
P. Lorillard Co. - Snuff
Lover’s Leap Bottling Co. - Sodas
M
Dorta Macierzynski Slawny Balsam - Medicine
O. & B. Maguire - Philadelphia whiskey
Mann, W.E. (Lee’s Liniment) - Medicine
W.C. Marking’s Vegetable Digestive - Med.
Doct. Marshall - Snuff
M. Matthews & Co. - Whiskey (company sold to O. & B. Maguire)
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C.Edward May - Soda
Eugene May / Druggist - New Orleans medicine
Owens & McCarthy - Hutch soda
McCormick - Soda
D. McCullin - Soda
McGregor Springs BW - Mineral water
Meyer, Pitts & Co. - Whiskey
Angelo Meyers - Whiskey
Meyersdale Bottling Works - Soda
Foster, Milburn & Co. - Medicine
Aschenbach & Miller - Flavoring?
Miller & Rhodes - Richmond, VA cologne
Property of E. R. Mixon - NC soda
Mohigan Spring Water - Mineral water
Bryn Mawr (C. Moore) Pharmacy - Med.
Robinson & Moore Bottlers - Soda
Moore, C. - Medicine
Mooshers - Soda
Morris, A. & Co. - Hair
Moorman, C.P. - Whiskey
Carpenter Morton Co. Colorite - Hair
N
National Marking Machine Co. - Ink
Newbro’s Herpicide - Medicine
Norwood’s Ticnct. V. Virida - Medicine
O
Oppolodoc Liquid - Medicine
Carr, Owens & Co. - Baltimore wholesale druggists
Owen & McCarthy - Hutch soda
P
Pabst Brewing Co. - DC beer
Paul Jones - Louisville, KY whiskey
John D. Park - Dr. Guysott's Sarsaparilla
Dr. Guysott’s Yellow Dock & Sarsaparilla / John D. Park - Sarsaparilla
Silvol / Parke Davis Co. - Milk glass household
Paul’s Safety - Ink
Jas. E. Pepper Distillers - Whiskey
Phelps (John H.) Rheumatic elixir - Medicine
Polar Water Co. - Mineral water
Pond’s Extract - Household
Robert Portner - Beer
Prince Cola Co. - Danville, Va. soda
Prospect Brewing - Beer
Pratt’s Killer For Bed Bugs - Household
Pyramid Beverages - Newport News, Va. soda
Q
Edward J. Quinn Oronoco Whiskey - D.C. whiskey
Patrick H. Quirk - Hutch Soda
R
Great Radium spring Water - Mineral water
R.R.R Radway - Medicine
Ramon’s Nerve & Bone Oil - Medicne
Ph. J. Ramroth - Mineral water
Ravenna Bottling Works - Soda
Geo. H. Reed & Co. - Dosmestic dyes
Reichswehr - Whiskey
Repack, A. Bottling Works - Soda
Rheumicide / Bobbit Chemical Co. - Baltimore medicine
Robinson & Moore Bottlers - Soda
Roche’s Embrocation - Medicine
Roderick’s Wild Cherry Cough Balsam - Medicne
Zemo For Pimples, E.W. Rose Med. Co. - Medicine
Williams-Rotert - Peanut Butter
T. A. Rover, Grocers - D.C. whiskey
Rowan, J.R. - Household
Royal Blossom Bottling Co. - Soda
Royal Remedy Co. (Souder's) - Food
Rubsam & Horrmann Brewing - Staten Island Beer
Rumford - Baking powder
S
St. Joseph brewing Co - Beer
Salber, J. - Soda
Salem Glass Works - NJ bank note
Saltzmann Breweries - Beer
Samuel Springs - Soda
San Cura Ointment - Medicine
Sanford’s - Ink
Sarasota Geyser / Sarasota Spa - Mineral water
Geo. Schaumloeffel - Trenton, NJ beer/soda
Adam Scheidt - Beer
Schiff, B. Co. - Ink
Christian Schnepf - WV Medicine
C.F. Schwettmann / Apothecary - Charleston, SC medicine
Scott's Emulsion - Med.
Scott’s Patent Fountin Pen Filler - Ink
A.L. Scovill & Co. / Hall’s Balsam For the Lungs - Medicine
R.E. Sellers / Druggist - OP medicine
Shaker Fluid Extract Valerian - Medicine?
Shenk’s Pulmonic Syrup - Medicine
Shick & Felt - soda
Shouler, M. Bottling Works - Soda
Dr. Siegert / Bolivar - Black glass bitters (?)
Silver distilling Co. - Whiskey
Silvol / Parke Davis Co. - Milk glass household
Sioux Bottling Works - Soda
Sloan’s Liniment - Medicine
Sloan’s Colts-foot Expectorant - Medicine
Hanbury Smith - Mineral & Vichy water
Laughlins Smith & Co. / Druggists - Wheeling, WV medicine
Snellings, J.C. Pharmacist - Medicine
South Side Bottling House (Pittsburg) - Soda
Southern Chemical Co. - Medicine
Spartan Pure Castor Oil - Medicine
Spencerian - Ink
Sperm Sewing Machine Oil - Household
Standard Brewing - Beer
Hunt’s Liniment / C.E. Stanton - Medicine
Howe & Stevens - Dye
Keller Strass Distilling Co. - Whiskey
Sultan Drug Co. - St. Louis & London
Dr. H. Swayne - Medicine
T
Tall Tulip - Johnstown, PA soda
Tautz & Son’s - Household
Thadford’s Syrup of Black Draught - Medicine
3-In-One Oil Co. - Household
Thomas Eclectric Oil - Medicine
Thompson, W.S. Pharmacy (DC) - Medicine
Dr. Tracer’s Great Insect Killer - Household
3-C Nectar - Marion, VA soda
Tucker, S.A. - Soda
D. A. Turchi's Sons - Soda
Dr. S. A. Tuttle - Medicine
U
Union Bottling Works - Many types & locations
University Free Medicine - Medicine
V
Varnodo Bottling Works - Soda
Var-Vac - Soda
Vermont Glass Works - $1.00 bank note
Victor Brewing Co. - Beer
Joseph J. Vida - Soda
Virginia Brewing Co. - Beer
C. A. Voorhees, MD - Medicine
W
W & B Drug Co. - Baltimore medicine
Walker's, J. - Bitters
Waterman’s - Ink
H. Weigel - Soda or beer
Weiss Brewing Co. - Beer
Henry Weiss - Whiskey
Weller’s Bottling Works - Soda or mineral water
Welty, P. “Old 81 Whiskey” - Whiskey
Ferdinand Westheimer & Sons - Whiskey
Tony Wetzer’s Whiskies - Whiskey
D. J. Whelan - Mineral water
Grove & Whelan - Soda
Whitmer, J.M. - Soda
Wickham, W.J./ Heinzerling - Soda
W.J. Wickham & Co. blob - Soda (Baltimore)
Goldstrohm & Wigand - Soda
Williams-Rotert - Peanut Butter
Wintersmith - Louisville medicine
Wiseola - Birmingham soda
Nathan Wood - Maine medicines
John Woolcott - Whiskey
Y
Yoder Dairy - Kempsville/Virginia Beach, VA milk
York Brewing Co. - PA beer
Yuengling - Beer
Z
Zemmer Co. Manufacturing Chemists - Medicine
Zerman, F. - Household
E. Zimmermann - Yonkers whiskey
S. H. Zucker - Soda/beer
The letters “OP” in a listing is short for “open-pontiled”, bottles dating from around 1820 to the 1850’s.
Town or city - type of bottle:
Allegheny, PA - Household
Allison Park, PA - Milk
Amarillo, TX
Anoka, MN - Liniment
Ansonia, CT - Soda
Argenta, AR - Soda
Ashland, PA - Beer
Athol, MA - soda
Atkinson Depot, NH - Mineral water
Atlantic City, NJ - Dr. Pepper soda
Bath, NY - Beer
Belmar, NJ - Whiskey
Binghamton, NY - Medicine, soda
Birmingham, AL - Wiseola soda
Bristol, VA - Ink
Bryn Mawr - Medicine
Buffalo, NY - Hair, medicine
Burlington. VT - Bitters
Cairo, IL - Beer or soda
Charlestown, SC - Sodas
Chester, VA - Milk
Chesterfield, VA - Mineral water
Clyde, NY - Soda/beer (Ely Sons & Hoyt glassworks)
Collinsville, IL - Soda
Columbia, SC- Beer/soda
Columbus, GA - Soda
Cooperstown, NY - Soda/beer
Covington, KY - Soda
Derry, NH - Mineral water
Dover, NH - Beer/soda
Dupont, PA - Soda
Eddystone, PA - Soda
Emaus, PA - Soda
Emlenton, PA - Flavoring?
Exmore, VA - Sodas
Far Rockaway, NY - Soda
Franklin, PA - Soda
Freedonia, NY
Greeneville, TN - Medicine
Hartford, WI - Soda
Henderson, NC - Medicine
Honolulu, HI (TH) - Soda
Houston, TX - Soda
Hutchinson, MN - Soda
Jamestown, NY - Beer, mineral water
Jeanette, PA - Beer
Jersey City, NJ - Soda
Johnstown, PA - Soda
Kempsville, VA - Milk
London, England - Inks
Logansport, IN - Medicine
Louisville, KY - Medicine
Lynn, MA - Whiskey, sodas
Manchester, VA - Soda, medicine
Marion, VA - 3-C Nectar soda
McKee’s Rocks, PA - Soda
McKeesport, PA - Soda
Meyersdale, PA - Soda
Milton, MA - Depression glass spoon rest(?)
Mohigan, CT - Mineral water
Montevideo, MN - Soda
Monticello, IL - Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin (medicine)
Nasua, NH - Whiskey
New Castle, PA - Beer
Newville, PA - Sodas
Norristown, PA - Beer, medicine
North Chicago, IL - Soda
Pacific, MO - Sod
Pawtucket, RI - Soda/beer
Perth Amboy, NJ - Blob soda
Petersburg, VA - Drug store
Phoenix, AZ - Soda
Pine Hill, NY - 5 gal. spring water
Plainsville, PA - 10 cent bank note
Portland, ME - Medicine
Port Norfolk, VA(?) - Bug poison
Pottsville, PA- Beer
Ravenna, OH - Soda
Reading, PA - Soda
Roundout, NY - Soda
Saginaw, MI - Beer
Salem, NJ - Soda
San Antonio, TX - Chili powder
San Francisco, CA - Soda, beer
Saratoga Springs, NY - Mineral water
Scottdale, PA - Beer or soda
Seattle, WA - Soda
Shawano, WI - Beer
Sing Sing, NY - Medicine
South Omaha, NE - Mineral water
Spencer, NC - Daniel Boone soda
St. Joseph, MO - Beers
St. Paul, MN - Hair
Staten Island, NY - Beer
Syracuse, NY
Tauton, MA - Ink/medicine
Terre Haute, IN - Soda
Titusville, PA - Medicine
Toledo, OH - Beer
Trenton, NJ - Beer/soda
Utica, NY - Pepsi cap
Washington, NC - Soda, pharmacy
Watertown, SD - Soda
Wehnwood, PA - Soda
Wheeling, WV - Drug store
Williamsport, PA - Soda
Wiggins, MS - Soda
Wilmington, DE - Beer, soda
Wiggins, MS- Soda
Winchester, VA - Soda
Worcester, MA - Medicine
Yonkers, NY - Medicine, whiskey
Youngstown, OH - Medicine
York & Carlisle, PA
I have friends who are looking for:
Any bottle with the name “Van Benschoten” on it
Hutchison bottles from AK, RI, NM, or NV
