Deep PURPLE antique COLGATE FLORIDA WATER bottle COLORFUL LABEL w/ FULL contents

Description: A 7 1/8 inch tall bottle cylinder-shaped beautiful DEEP PURPLE AMETHYST color antique COLGATE and COMPANY bottle with a COLGATE Co FLORIDA WATER paper label. This is an ORIGINAL ANTIQUE hand Blown Into Mold bottle (BIM) bottle with a tooled top, dating back to the 1800's. Bottle embossed on front: "COLGATE & CO. / (C & CO within coat of arms design) / NEW YORK".Condition: Bottle is in nice clean condition as this bottle was never discarded but had been stored in some out of the way place for a century. It may have traces of age wear, NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. The label on this bottle is in perfect condition, almost too perfect, as if it had been put on at a later time; see pictures for better idea of label's condition. Age: An ORIGINAL ANTIQUE hand-blown bottle (Blown-In-Mold = BIM) with a tooled-top, ca. late 1800 's. Shipping: FREE domestic shipping. This BOTTLE HAS THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS IN IT (Florida Water) so it will be quite expensive to ship, which is reflected in the BIN price. We DO ship Internationally but we do NOT insure International orders unless buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance estimate. If an international shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are estimates. We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and your prompt payment will hasten the turn-around time. What a great looking antique bottle, super nice with the COLORFUL label contrasted against the DEEP PURPLE color. Just the color alone sets this Colgate bottle apart from the many others that you see for sale. This color is the result of the presence of manganese in the glass, a mineral that was pulverized and added to vats of liquid glass that acted as a decolorizing agent to turn the glass clear. Exposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun or other sources of UV rays, triggers a chemical reaction and the manganese oxidizes and turns a wonderful amethyst color. Many of our amethyst bottles have been purpled from years of exposure to natural sunlight, others have been purpled with the use of strong UV lights in a box, and still others have been purpled by running them through a sterilization (radiation) process, a safe and permanent process which does the same thing as exposure to natural sunlight, except much faster. Whether a bottle has been purpled by the sun, by UV rays in a box, or by a sterilization process, they all turn the same purple color as it is the same chemical reaction taking place. Not only does the purple color give it an incredible beauty but it also authenticates it as a true antique bottle, as only clear glass from BEFORE 1914 will turn this dark sun colored amethyst. The label on this bottle is in perfect condition, almost too perfect, as if it had been put on at a later time, check it out!Terms of Sale: Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. We put our 30+ years of experience in antiques to use in describing every item we list. Items are sold in a store front format and your purchase is a binding contract, so please don't be hasty when looking over the listing. We find that communication is the key to successful transactions so PLEASE completely read the item description AND ask questions before purchasing, thank you!2783-87zALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING.

Price: 149.99 USD

Location: CLANCY MONTANA

End Time: 2024-12-13T02:00:00.000Z

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