1940s Baker’s Tonic Druggist Bottle - Keokuk, Iowa Apothecary - Antique Pharmacy

$28.80 $32.00

Beautiful pale green druggist bottle with original metal cap made S. F. Baker & Company. The label on the front is still partially visible and this seems to be Baker’s Tonic, that could be used for pneumonia, typhoid, rheumatism and other ailments. Perfect for the bottle collector or to compliment your home decor, whether MCM, shabby chic, farmhouse, country, romantic, bohemian, or ????

Approximately 8.5” tall, 2.75” wide, and 1.5” deep.
Embossed on the sides: S.F. Baker & Co.; Keokuk, Iowa
Small dent in the metal lid.
This particular bottle was produced sometime between 1929 and 1943 (sources below).

Bottle was made by Owens-Illinois Glass Co. The mark on the bottle indicates it dates from 1929 into the middle and late 1950s. (https://glassbottlemarks.com/owens-illinois-glass-company/)
"S. F. Baker of Keokuk, Iowa, manufactured and sold proprietary medicines in the rural Midwest from the 1880s until 1943. Baker's Relief Medicine, an indigestion remedy, was just one product in a line which included pain relief medicine, liniment, cosmetics, kitchen spices and extracts, and pain cures for cows and horses." (from http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/centuryofcaring/collegeofpharmacy/08objects.html)

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