Glass Works Auctions’ October 27 online auction featured antique bottles, historical flasks, early American blown glass
Circa 1865-1875 “Old Dr. Townsend’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters” bottle (Ring/Ham, T-51), of yellow amber chestnut form, 8 ¾ inches tall, with an applied ring mouth and handle ($16,380). This circa 1862-1875 “S.T. Drake’s 1860 Plantation X Bitters” (Ring/Ham, D-108, “Patented 1862”) was the first bottle up for bid and the top achiever of the auction….
