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Reno Pharmacy Bottles NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1899 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Reno Pharmacy Bottles NV - Reno,Washoe County - 1899 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
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Lot of 4 from 3 different drugstores. 1) Slug reads, THE CANN DRUG CO. RENO NEVADA on this (4.5") ribbed oval. This clear glass sample has no visible chips or cracks. 2) Slug reads, ORANGE FLOWER CREAM THE CANN DRUG CO. RENO, NEV on this 5.5" clear square sample. Bottle in very good condition, with a very tiny rough spot on lip. William Cann (1865-1942) opened his drugstore in Reno in 198 at 201 N. Virginia St. The business lasted until 1930. Orange Flower Cream was advertised in 1899. 3) Slug reads, CHEATAM'S PEARL ROSE CREAM MADE IN RENO on this 4.5" square, clear glass sample. Thomas Cheatham opened his store in 1900 at 136 N. Virginia, moving in 1909 to 148 N. Virginia. The Pearl Cream product has only 25 samples of the bottles left. 4) Slug reads, WECK PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST RENO, NEV on this 6.5" clear glass ribbed oval. There are no chips or cracks. Bottom is embossed WHITALL TATUM CO. Charles Weck moved to Reno from Southern California in 1908 and opened a store on Second and Virginia St. where it remained until the Cal-Neva expansion in 1979. - Jacobitz Collection -59573