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1880's Tombstone Found Purple Medicine Bottles

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
1880's Tombstone Found Purple Medicine Bottles
Featured in this lot is this pair of purple hue medicine bottles found in Tombstone, Arizona (previously Arizona Territory) and displayed at the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum circa 1880's; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. There are two bottles in this collection uniquely tinted with purple hue due to manganese dioxide in the glass. The first bottle is a Clifford & Co. H.H.H Medicine bottle bottled in Chicago and marked as such. The second bottle is an unmarked deep purple hued bottle with a rectangular body and flared lip. The condition of this of these two tombstone found bottles is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage and shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of this collection of bottles is 6" x 2 5/8" x 1 5/8" and 6 3/8" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/4". The collective weight of this pair of bottles is 14oz. B126