1910s SHREVEPORT, LA PEYTON DRUG CO. 500 TEXAS ST. BUSY CORNER CORK TOP BOTTLE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:106992 | Maker: Whitehall & Tandum Company |
| Color: Clear |
Here is a cork top medicine bottle that measures about 6 1/2" tall. The slug plate on the front is embossed: PEYTON DRUG CO. 500 TEXAS ST. "THE BUSY CORNER". On the bottom of the base its also embossed W.&T. CO. (twice) U.S.A. This applied-top cork top bottle I think was made sometime around 1913 or not much later. Online I was able to research this Shreveport, Louisiana drug store to discover that it opened Jan. 1, 1913 at the 500 ...Texas Street location. It doesn't say SHREVEPORT, LA anywhere but I 100% guarantee that's where its from. Online I only found a couple bottles from this drug store although none were like this example and neither was for sale. It was unusual that I recently found this bottle in a creek near my home. In years past I've found bottles in the creek from far up and down the East Coast. I can only guess this bottle and those others must have been part of railroad trash that was "pitched" into the creek many years ago. The bottle is in nice condition considering its age and how far it traveled to get here. I see no chips or cracks although on the front is a small flake on the underside of the top lip. This small blemish is not too distracting and not much bigger than a BB. Aside from some extremely minor casewear scratches, about the only other issues are a couple or so mostly pinhead size and smaller fleabite dings (which are not very distracting at all). This bottle has some interior staining which is mainly on the reverse side. A professional bottle polisher/washer could remove all or most of this staining. Any overly bright spots are just glare/reflections from the light. NC buyers must pay 7% NC sales tax unless they have a valid NC antiques or re-seller dealer tax number. Buyer to pay shipping (USPS Priority Mail s/h for US buyers or USPS First Class Mail International s/h for foreign buyers). Orders paid by PayPal will be shipped asap (usually within 1 to 3 business days).
Any overly bright spots are just glare/reflections from the light. NC buyers must pay 7% NC sales tax unless they have a valid NC antiques or re-seller dealer tax number. Buyer to pay shipping (USPS Priority Mail s/h for US buyers or USPS First Class Mail International s/h for foreign buyers). Orders paid by PayPal will be shipped asap (usually within 1 to 3 business days).
Any overly bright spots are just glare/reflections from the light. NC buyers must pay 7% NC sales tax unless they have a valid NC antiques or re-seller dealer tax number. Buyer to pay shipping (USPS Priority Mail s/h for US buyers or USPS First Class Mail International s/h for foreign buyers). Orders paid by PayPal will be shipped asap (usually within 1 to 3 business days).
