Antique Hostetter's Celebrated Stomach Bitters Amber Glass Bottle with Original Label
Offered is an authentic antique Hostetter's Celebrated Stomach Bitters amber glass medicine bottle featuring embossed lettering on both sides and retaining a substantial portion of its original paper label and neck tax seal.
The bottle displays beautifully with its classic square form and embossed HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS lettering. The surviving label features the well-known Hostetter's advertising artwork, including the mythological illustration, manufacturer information for The Hostetter Company, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A., and the detailed medicinal text found on these iconic patent medicine bottles.
The original neck tax seal remains partially intact, adding to its authenticity and period appeal.
This bottle comes from the estate of an 89-year-old pharmacist who spent decades assembling an impressive collection of antique pharmacy bottles. A small collector's label on the reverse notes it was obtained at the Jersey Shore Bottle Club, Bricktown, New Jersey, on September 22, 2002, documenting part of its collecting history.
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You will receive the exact bottle shown in the photographs.
I am happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases whenever possible. Please check my other listings, as I will be offering many additional antique pharmacy bottles and apothecary items from this remarkable lifelong collection.