Vintage BROMO SELTZER dispenser glass COBALT BLUE w/ WHITE pyro glaze wording

Description: A 4 1/4 inch tall cylinder-shaped nice COBALT BLUE colored old Bromo Seltzer drinking glass that originally went with a large counter-top dispenser that used to sit on the top of the old soda fountains of old drug stores. It was sold one dose at a time. According to several sources, Bromo Seltzer was the world's GREATEST HEAD - ACHE CURE known to mankind until the Pure Food and Drug Administration shut it down in the 1900's. This glass has a WHITE applied ceramic label (ACL) also known as a pyro glass label which really gives it a colorful appearance. It is an early machine made blown glass, from the early - mid 1900 period. Glass reads in part: "BROMO - SELTZER ... for Stomach Upset / Nervous Tension / Headaches" Condition: Glass is in good condition. It may have some wear/haze - scratch/scrape from age and use but nothing significant, NO cracks, chips, dings, etc. (Please see pictures to get idea of overall condition). Age: An ABM machine blown glass, ca. early-mid 1900's. Shipping: FREE domestic shipping, includes insurance. 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. This glass is a solid, heavy glass as it was made to be used over and over again. As mentioned, it was made to accompany one of the early Bromo-Seltzer dispensers that could be found in early American drug store soda fountains. While the dispenser sat on the counter of the drug store fountain, this glass sat on the base of the dispenser. A customer would pay for one dose and the soda jerk would dispense one dose (heaping teaspoon) at a time, into the glass. Then soda water was added to the glass and there you have it. Here is a little info. that we found out about the product, Bromo Seltzer, and its inventor, Issac Emerson:"Bromo-Seltzer (acetaminophen, sodium bicarbonate, and citric acid), was a brand of antacid to relieve pain occurring together with heartburn, upset stomach, or acid indigestion. First produced by inventor Isaac E. Emerson's drug company of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1888, Bromo-Seltzer was sold in the United States in the form of effervescent granules which must be mixed with water before ingestion. The product took its name from a component of the original formula, sodium bromide. Each dose contained 3.2 mEq/teaspoon of this active ingredient. Bromides are a class of tranquilizers that were withdrawn from the U.S. market in 1975 due to their toxicity. Their sedative effect probably accounted for Bromo-Seltzer's popularity as a remedy for hangovers. Early formulas also used, as the analgesic ingredient, acetanilide, now known as a poisonous substance." And here is a little history of the company that produced it: "Bromo-Seltzer's main offices and main factory were located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, at the corner of West Lombard and South Eutaw Streets. The factory's most notable feature was the clock tower, built in 1911, which featured "BROMO-SELTZER" in place of the numerals on all four clock faces. The tower originally held a 50 foot tall Bromo-Seltzer bottle on top, glowing blue and rotating. The bottle/sign weighed 20 tons and included over 300 incandescent light bulbs, topped with a crown. The sign was removed in 1936 because of structural concerns." Wonder where the 50 foot bottle is today? Anyway, a great history. You can find the dispenser's listed on eBay from time to time, the older ones have a cobalt blue glass base that is embossed BROMO SELTZER on it, similar to the bottles. I think that this glass was supplied with a dispenser when it was originally purchased by a drug store, I am not sure. But the glass has withstood the 'ravages' of time as most of them were used until broken, than discarded. This example is a good solid and clean example, 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. 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Price: 69.99 USD

Location: Libby, Montana

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