Larger OWL DRUG White MILK GLASS Bottle SCARCE Size Embossing GOOD Bottle
Item History & Price
A 5 1/2 inch tall beautiful antique white MILK GLASS colored COSMETIC bottle put out by the OWL DRUG Co. This is a very early hand Blown Into Mold bottle (BIM) with a tooled top, dating it all the way back to very early 1900.Bottle embossed: "The Owl Drug Co.", with embossed picture of an owl perched on a druggists' mortar, stirring a pestle. The mortar is embossed with "TODCO". TODCo = The Owl Drug Co.Condition: Bottle is in nice con...dition. It has areas of wear, small patches of stain/discoloring, and a microscopic thin flake from back edge of lip. Otherwise it has NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. The embossing is good on this example. Many of these milk glass owl bottles you see have a kind of washed out or blurred looking owls on them. Comparatively speaking, this one's embossing is good as you can even make out the feathers on the bird. Milk glass has a thicker consistency than clear glass so when blown into a mold, it doesn't fill a mold as well as clear glass does which is why most of these are blurred or smudged looking, weakly embossed owls. But not so much this one. Please see pictures for overall appearance of bottle.
Age: A hand-blown bottle (Blown-In-Mold = BIM) with a tooled-top, ca. early 1900's.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 rough estimates.This is a RARER LARGE SIZE milk glass owl, and one that is not too often seen for sale. These old milk glass Owl Drug bottles come in 6 different sizes, from the smallest 3 1/4" tall size (1 ounce) up to the 6" tall size (8 ounces). This one is the 2nd largest size, about a 6 oz. size, just a little over 5 1/2" tall. As a rule, most of the milk glass owl bottles you seehave the embossing washed out and blurred, smudged looking yet this one's embossing is good in that you can even see the individual feathers. Milk glass has athicker consistency than clear glass so when blown into a mold, it doesn't fill a mold as well as clear glass does which is why most of these are worn down, smooth looking, weakly embossed owls. These white bottles originally came filled with cosmetic products, lotions, creams, rose water, things such as this. So they were not ordinary prescription bottles but special use bottles, which is why they are not too often found for sale. This one is larger than the ones you normally seen, 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! 8049-51x
Age: A hand-blown bottle (Blown-In-Mold = BIM) with a tooled-top, ca. early 1900's.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 rough estimates.This is a RARER LARGE SIZE milk glass owl, and one that is not too often seen for sale. These old milk glass Owl Drug bottles come in 6 different sizes, from the smallest 3 1/4" tall size (1 ounce) up to the 6" tall size (8 ounces). This one is the 2nd largest size, about a 6 oz. size, just a little over 5 1/2" tall. As a rule, most of the milk glass owl bottles you seehave the embossing washed out and blurred, smudged looking yet this one's embossing is good in that you can even see the individual feathers. Milk glass has athicker consistency than clear glass so when blown into a mold, it doesn't fill a mold as well as clear glass does which is why most of these are worn down, smooth looking, weakly embossed owls. These white bottles originally came filled with cosmetic products, lotions, creams, rose water, things such as this. So they were not ordinary prescription bottles but special use bottles, which is why they are not too often found for sale. This one is larger than the ones you normally seen, 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! 8049-51x
