Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Antique Glass

An Assortment of Antique Glass Advertising and Medicinal Bottles with Louisville Kentucky Interest - This collection consists of several antique glass bottles in various shapes, sizes, and colors, including aqua, clear, and sun-colored amethyst. Many pieces feature embossed advertising text indicating origins in Louisville, Kentucky. Notable items include an aqua Dr. Pepper soda bottle marked Kentucky Parfay Co. Incorporated Louisville KY; an American Bottling Works bottle from Louisville, KY; a large aqua bottle embossed K. Meinecke Louisville KY; a rectangular clear medicinal bottle embossed Pain King; an aqua Hirsch's Worcester Sauce bottle marked Pittsburgh & Louisville KY; and a small clear E.R. Durkee & Co. bottle from New York marked Challenge. The group also features a tall fluted sun-colored amethyst glass bottle. The glass exhibits characteristics of late 19th and early 20th-century manufacturing, including tooled finishes, air bubbles (seeds), and visible mold seams.