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Description:
Here in the United States, the first person to make wide-spread use of a fish shaped bottle was one W. H. Ware who patented a fish shaped bottle in 1866. He used the container for his Doctor Fischs Bitters. These much sought after bitters bottles are known in various shades of amber and clear. A second variant of the bottle embossed The Fischs Bitters comes in amber, aqua, clear, yellow, shades of green, reddish puce and rarely cobalt blue. This Doctor Fisch’s Bitters bottle was later used by the Eli Lilly and Company as a container for cod liver oil from 1922-1933 . The bottom is marked with a large F in the center with a number 3 below it and the number 992. These bottles were blown by the Fairmount Glass Company of Indiana in a two-part mold with very sharp detail to the surface as you can see in my pictures, in four sizes: pint (10 inches long), half pint (8 1/2 inches long), 4 ounce (6 1/4 inches long) and salesman sample (3 inches long). The 6 1/4 inch size has been reproduced by the Imperial Glass Co. of Bellaire, OH and is marked "1970" on the bottom. In very good + condition without chips or cracks, this is the 4 ounce size and it measures 6 7/8 inches long, 2 1/2 inches high and 1 3/8 inches wide, and still has the full original cork stopper. A wonderful addition to any Figural Fish or Bitters Bottle Collection.
SH & Ins. will be quoted after orders placed. If you have questions please contact me and thank you for looking.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: fshbttl1229 |
| Condition:
Used |
Year:
c 1922-1933
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| Country:
USA |
Maker:
Fairmont Glass Co. |
| Height:
2.5 in. (6.35 cm) |
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| Title:
Dr. Fischs Cod Liver Oil Bottle |
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| Materials:
glass |
Type:
figural fish |
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