Help My Friend ID/DATE these bottles!

EyeDetectLove

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Crazy story. My friend lives in Bellingham, WA and she just bought a 1905 home. While she was gardening she uncovered a bucket buried about 3 ft down and found these bottles in it. Wow! I've asked her to send me pictures of each one individually, but for now I have these. Can any of you guys ID any of these just by looking at this picture?

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Here's one close up. Which we established is an Owl Pharmacy bottle with "WT CO - USA" on bottom.

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I might take my detector over to her house one day and hopefully find some silver.

UPDATED as I get them:

Horlick Malted Milk bottle - (bottom reads IC CO 7 - X)

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1925 Medicine Bottle?

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Tallest bottle found: Bottom reads "WBM Co"

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Another medicine bottle? Sheldon bottle (3Y on face - Sheldon on bottom)

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Not sure what this bottle is (bottom reads "4") - Now she says there was a metal piece stuck to it and when she moved it to take a picture, it fell off. I'm not sure if this particular bottle came with a metal emblem, or if it was just junk metal from the bucket.

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Last bottle. No markings.

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She also found these. I can't tell if they're corks or caps? There's writing on one of them. "Carbolic Witch Hazel"?? Not sure:

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She also found a spoon & a top to something:

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That's it. Pretty cool stuff. Thanks for helping with the DATES, if you can! :)

Said bucket:

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Looks like those are Turn Of Century era (1900-1910 or so). The Owl Pharmacy - W.T. & Co. is at least 1901 or later (but not much), made by Whitall-Tatum Co. They also made electrical insulators later. The "25" medicine bottle: "25" here is most likely a mold number or bottle style number. The W.B.M. Co. medicine is Western Bottle Mfg. Co. from at least 1901 or later. Same for the "Sheldon" drug bottle, Sheldon Foster & Co. Not bad for finding in a garden! I would start probing the rest of the yard for more. See here for info on bottles:
http://www.sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm
 
Looks like those are Turn Of Century era (1900-1910 or so). The Owl Pharmacy - W.T. & Co. is at least 1901 or later (but not much), made by Whitall-Tatum Co. They also made electrical insulators later. The "25" medicine bottle: "25" here is most likely a mold number or bottle style number. The W.B.M. Co. medicine is Western Bottle Mfg. Co. from at least 1901 or later. Same for the "Sheldon" drug bottle, Sheldon Foster & Co. Not bad for finding in a garden! I would start probing the rest of the yard for more. See here for info on bottles:
http://www.sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm

Thank you! You're awesome!
 
Very cool! As has been suggested, I'd be probing/digging more in that garden.....;)
 
Thats a great little garden stash, maybe a kids hidden treasures or just burying some trash. That owls pharmacy bottle there is really a great piece that one might be worth as much as 20-30 dollars maybe a bit more certainly a great find !!!
 
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