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John Shier Bottle NV - Delamar,Lincoln County - c1894-1903 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,500.00 USD
John Shier Bottle NV - Delamar,Lincoln County - c1894-1903 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
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5 1/8" excellent condition, oval. Embossed mortor and pestle, pharmacist. Embossed Whitall-Tatum mark on bottom. "With the discovery of gold in DeLamar in 1892, and the purchase of the principal mining claims by Captain John DeLamar in 1893, Shier moved his drug store from the quickly failing mining camp of Helene to the new Delamar camp about 1894. His DeLamar drug store, named the "Prescription Drug Store" was the central drug store located on upper Main Street…Though Delamar was booming, Shier was barely able to survive" [Ref: Nevada History Through Glass, Vol. II, Fred Holabird, 2012]. Shier moved his business to Caliente in 1903. - Jacobitz Collection -59559