Antique UK Apothecary Bottle by YG Co. c 1880- Glycerin

These antique apothecary bottles make for wonderful conversation pieces. 

In business for a century (1830-1930), the York Glass Co. produced medicinal bottles in a variety of colors. The firm used a single complex logo embossed on the base of glass containers and impressed into ceramic bases. 

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. 

According to an article published by the Society for Historical Archaeology, “Because we have discovered no alternative possibilities, bottles with the YGCO logo should be attributed to the York Glass Co. The bottles we have seen were probably not made earlier than the 1870s and were probably produced until the company ceased production in 1930. All examples we have seen exhibited mouth-blown characteristics, and we have found no evidence that York ever used machines.”

References: https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/YorkGlassCo.pdf

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: Glycerin

Notes: this particular bottle has an interesting pourer spout rather than the typical stopper.

Manufacturer: YG & Co.

Age: Circa 1880-90

Price: $170 AUD

Measurements: 10cm dia., 26 cm high

Condition Notes: One light fleabites on glass near stopper, wear to glass on hand painted label. Otherwise good antique condition, with some wear commensurate with age and history of use.