ANTIQUE COMPOUND EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA BOTTLES (TWO VARIANTS) HOOD ' S LOWELL, MA.
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:30449797 | Modified Item: No |
| Color: Aqua | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
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ANTIQUE COMPOUNDEXTRACT SARSAPARILLA BOTTLES
(TWO DIFFERENT VARIANTS) HOOD'S LOWELL, MA.
You are bidding on apair of large rectangular COMPOUND EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA Hoods bottles (two different variants) fromLowell, Massachusetts. Dating between 1870-1890, these large sizerectangular shaped bottles are aqua in color and stand 9" tall by 3" wide.They are blown in mold, each with thick hand tooled double collar mouth, shortnecks, four fully recessed panels and an early key m...old base marked: 1 & 28respectively. They are strongly embossed on the front and side panels readingas follows:
HOOD'S
COMPOUND EXTRACT
SARSAPARILLA
C.I. HOOD & CO. // LOWELL, MASS.
Founded by Charles IraHood in 1875, C.I. Hood & Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts was among thelargest patent medicine companies in the United States and offered a number ofpersonal health products in addition to its well-known Hood’s Sarsaparilla. TheC.I. Hood and Company was a leader in the development of color lithography asan advertising tool, and produced all of its advertising in-house and ownedtwenty presses issuing a plethora of colorful trade cards, posters, calendars, cookbooks, pamphlets, and other ephemera all promoting the medicinal benefitsof company products.In 1876, Charlesfollowed the lead of J.C. Ayer & Company and began to compound his ownsarsaparilla medicine. In addition to sarsaparilla root, he mixed in dandelion, gentian, juniper berries and 18% alcohol. He claimed great success in curing avariety of disorders including “purifying the blood”, heart diseases, dropsy, rheumatism and scrofula. Within two years of launching his product he was onhis way to great success. Charles Hood added to his success with Hood’s ToothPowder, Vegetable Pills, Oil Ointment, Medicated Soap, Dyspeplets (fordyspepsia), TusSamo (for cough) and Hood’s Lotion.As always, please review my feedback profile and bid with absoluteconfidence.Keep yourperspective. Remember you are just a custodian. Unless you're buried with themor break them
someone else will own them a hundred years from now
00062
(TWO DIFFERENT VARIANTS) HOOD'S LOWELL, MA.
You are bidding on apair of large rectangular COMPOUND EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA Hoods bottles (two different variants) fromLowell, Massachusetts. Dating between 1870-1890, these large sizerectangular shaped bottles are aqua in color and stand 9" tall by 3" wide.They are blown in mold, each with thick hand tooled double collar mouth, shortnecks, four fully recessed panels and an early key m...old base marked: 1 & 28respectively. They are strongly embossed on the front and side panels readingas follows:
HOOD'S
COMPOUND EXTRACT
SARSAPARILLA
C.I. HOOD & CO. // LOWELL, MASS.
Founded by Charles IraHood in 1875, C.I. Hood & Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts was among thelargest patent medicine companies in the United States and offered a number ofpersonal health products in addition to its well-known Hood’s Sarsaparilla. TheC.I. Hood and Company was a leader in the development of color lithography asan advertising tool, and produced all of its advertising in-house and ownedtwenty presses issuing a plethora of colorful trade cards, posters, calendars, cookbooks, pamphlets, and other ephemera all promoting the medicinal benefitsof company products.In 1876, Charlesfollowed the lead of J.C. Ayer & Company and began to compound his ownsarsaparilla medicine. In addition to sarsaparilla root, he mixed in dandelion, gentian, juniper berries and 18% alcohol. He claimed great success in curing avariety of disorders including “purifying the blood”, heart diseases, dropsy, rheumatism and scrofula. Within two years of launching his product he was onhis way to great success. Charles Hood added to his success with Hood’s ToothPowder, Vegetable Pills, Oil Ointment, Medicated Soap, Dyspeplets (fordyspepsia), TusSamo (for cough) and Hood’s Lotion.As always, please review my feedback profile and bid with absoluteconfidence.Keep yourperspective. Remember you are just a custodian. Unless you're buried with themor break them
someone else will own them a hundred years from now
00062
