#354 Milk of Magnesia, 1928-1939, Kearns-Gourousch. Screw top – 32mm. 6- 7/8” x 3-1/16” x 1-3/4”


Up for sale!  Vintage restored Phillips Milk of Magnesia bottle dating from 1928-1939, with restored front label wrapping around the sides, and a modern screw top covered in another restored cap label.  Strap sides embossing, with original Milk of Magnesia embossing on the back.  I've tumbled this beautiful cobalt bottle as translucent blue as possible.  Works well in a home office or work setting.

$2 Bill for scale only and not included in the listing.

I have recently learned that this style of label might not have appeared until later years, but my original research had shown otherwise.  So a bit conflicted, but I still feel it adds a lot to the visual appeal so I'll leave it.
  
These are dug bottles from a bottle dump dating from the mid 1800's to the 1950's, with the majority of the finds dating in the 1930's.  

Most of these bottles have spent around three days in a tumbler with upwards of three different cutting and polishing compounds in an attempt to restore them to their former beauty. I have also spent many hours attempting to identify their original labels, sourcing pictures from the net, photoshopping them, then printing and applying these custom labels.

In a few cases, I have not been able to correctly identify the original label/contents of a bottle (sometimes because there aren't any makers marks but otherwise mostly due to the fact that there aren’t complete comprehensive databases out there for all of the makers marks) and have therefore employed some artistic license to approximate the label. If you happen to know for a fact what a particular bottle held, please pm me, as I do appreciate history and knowledge and will surely add that information to the databases I am compiling.

I learned once that an artist shouldn’t sell themselves short because only they know the amount of effort that went into a creation, and because of that, there are no “best offers” on these bottles. I have been researching, cleaning, photoshopping, and sourcing materials for over two years to the tune of five hundred bottles thus far, with more on the horizon. I have purchased tumbling compounds, cork stoppers, screw tops, a new printer, ink, label paper, brushes, acid, and many other supplies just to get these to their current states. I even had to upgrade my computer to support the workload of the photoshopping. So please, do not ask me if you can get a price reduction. If you love a particular bottle, love it for the work I have put into it and the novelty of owning a piece of history.  I am PROUD to say that my work is featured in two museums, one upcoming Hollywood TV show, an upcoming movie, a Broadway play, and multiple personal collections and work offices, so if these entities can recognize the effort I have put into these restorations, I ask that you do also.  Thank you.

If you happen to receive a broken bottle, please immediately take pictures and send them to me in an eBay message. I will do my best to make it right. Please allow me this before opening any eBay cases against me. I am not in business to lose business so I will ship you a new bottle if it broke during shipment.  If I don't have any more of that bottle type, you may select an equally priced and equal volume bottle from the rest of my store, or a refund will be made to you in full.