Antique US Apothecary Bottle by W, T & Co. c 1880-90- Ol. Amygd. Dul.

*** Contents will be emptied prior to shipping, contents will not be sold or shipped.

These antique W, T & Co. apothecary bottles make for wonderful conversation pieces. 

Dating from the late 1880s to 1890, these glass bottles produced by the Whitall Tatum Company (USA) are a fascinating slice of medical and industrial history when pharmacists would make up compounds by measuring from these bottles. Often these prescriptions would be made up and sold to customers on the spot in twists of paper. Pre turn of the century, these bottles would have been produced by hand, using both mouth-blowing processes and individual plate molds. 

These are antique apothecary bottles and are therefore for display purposes only.

We have additional apothecary bottles and jars in stock, for more information please visit us instore. 

Bottle Label: Ol. Amygd. Dul.

Notes: this particular bottle has an interesting pourer spout rather than the typical stopper. Oleum amygdalarum dulciarum; Latin for Oil of Sweet Almonds. According to the Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities 1550-1820, the term was used largely in APOTHECARY shops in which medicinal ingredients were given in their Latin form, often heavily abbreviated, or partly in English and partly in Latin.

Manufacturer: W, T & Co.

Age: Circa 1880-1890

Price: $150 AUD

Measurements: 7cm base dia 21.5 cm dia

Condition Notes: Light fleabites to spout, one manufacturing flaw (within glass, should be considered as intrinsic to handblown glass) Otherwise good antique condition with wear commensurate with age.