Blue Medicine Bottles

Identifying old bottles isn’t as difficult as you might think. Bottle shapes in the late 1800s to early 1900s were very individual when it came to what they contained. Some bottles from this time period were embossed with the company name and even the contents. Manufacturers wanted to have a product that was easily identifiable to their customers.

Bottles with the labels still on them are, of course, easy to identify. Old bottles are usually worth more if the labels, stoppers, and other details are intact and in good condition. These Victorian medicine bottles are complete with stoppers and labels.