Drakes 1860 Plantation Bitters Bottle / SOLD

Drakes 1860 Plantation Bitters Bottle - Inventory Number:  BOT 172 / SOLD

Patented 4 Log example.  Beautiful 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.  Bottle in raised markings on front: DRAKES / 1860 / PLANTATION / X / BITTERS on back: PATENTED / 1862.

Inventory Number:  BOT 172 / SOLD