Old REXALL Drug Store LEECH Or FISH BOWL Antique SUN COLOR PURPLE SCA
Item History & Price
A 4 1/2" tall x 5 1/4" wide nice SUN COLORED AMETHYST (SCA) antique LEECH BOWL or GOLD FISH bowl in the old traditional FISH BOWL shape. This is NOT a reproduction but an ORIGINAL ANTIQUE, 100 + year old genuine antique bowl. Back in the day drug store's sold leech's for use in connection with blood work, blood letting, bleeding, so leech's were kept/sold in a bowl like this. But also, as drug stores became more like variety stores, they also started selling tropical f...ish, which also could of been kept in and sold with bowls like this. Bowl embossed: "From / The Rexall Store / TRADE MARK".Condition: Bowl is in SUPER NICE condition. Besides some wear on the base, maybe a small nick or flake, scratch or scuff, there is nothing specifically wrong with it. It has NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. See pictures for better idea of overall condition.Age: An antique Mold Blown bowl, ca. early 1900.Shipping: All DOMESTIC shipping charges INCLUDE insurance. We have enjoyed shipping our items all over the world and are happy to offer most of our items to international buyers. Yet insuring International parcels is very expensive so PLEASE NOTE; we do NOT insure International orders unless winning buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance quote. We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and send payment acknowledgments and shipping confirmations. Your prompt payment will assure a very quick turn-around time. IMPORTANT NOTE: If our shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is especially important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are only estimates.What a beautiful looking bowl in this shade of amethyst! As mentioned, it could of possibly been a fish bowl, to keep gold fish, Siamese Fighting fish or even guppies, as drug stores back then carried a wide stock of items on hand. But since it is advertising a "DRUG" store, we are thinking more in the line of an old Leech bowl, as leech's back then were sold for medicinal purposes. These old REXALL bowls aren't commonly found, especially the older original ones like this that have a significant amethyst tint, proving their authenticity. With few exceptions, only glass vessels made from before 1914 will turn this purple color. Not only does this deep purple/amethyst color make this a great bowl, but it also authenticates it as being truly antique, check it out!Terms of Sale: Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. We put our 30+ years of experience in antiques to use in describing every item we list. Items are sold in a store front format and your purchase is a binding contract, so please don't be hasty when looking over the listing. We find that communication is the key to successful transactions so PLEASE completely read the item description AND ask questions before purchasing, thank you!8580-82sALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING.
