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  • Drakes 1860 Plantation Bitters Bottle / SOLD

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    Drakes 1860 Plantation Bitters Bottle - Inventory Number: BOT 139 / SOLD

    Patented 6 Log example.  Beautiful dark amber glass.  Bottle measures approximately 10 inches in height and 2 3/4 inches at the base. 

    Bitters is an herb-infused alcoholic mixture. Named for its bitter taste, the liquid was originally developed as a medicinal tonic to help soothe stomach complaints or other digestive disorders. During the late-19th and early-20th centuries, patent medicine dealers bottled and sold the elixir. Americans purchased bitters in simple mold-blown bottles or ones shaped like drums, barrels, or cabins.

    On front: DRAKES / 1860 / PLANTATION / X / BITTERS on back: PATENTED / 1862.


    Inventory Number: BOT 139 / SOLD