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Gold Hill Druggist Bottles Lot NV - Gold Hill,Storey County - c1864 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Gold Hill Druggist Bottles Lot NV - Gold Hill,Storey County - c1864 - 2012aug - Nevada Bottles
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Lot of 5. This lot is composed of 3 bottles from "J. JONES JR GOLD HILL NEV" and "A.B. STEWART & CO DRUGGIST GOLD HILL NEV." The clear bottles are of various comparable sizes, approx. 5.75", all square with angled corners. One A.B. Stewart bottle is rectangular with round sides, and has a purple cast. All are embossed, with the Druggist's respective design filigree, the Ribbon pattern for Jones Jr. And the A-B-S overlay script design for Stewart. The Jones drug store started in Gold Hill about 1864, and became a cornerstone of the community. Stewart was one of the first to franchise, opening 3 stores in Gold Hill 1877, Virginia City that same year. The Silver City store had been opened in 1862 by Charles Boisot, whom Stewart partnered with in 1876, becoming sole proprietor in 1877. - Jacobitz Collection -59716