Lot 724 Sweitzer's Compound Ginger Pumpkin Seed Bottle
Featured in this lot is this Sweitzer's Compound Ginger & Capsicum Pumpkin Seed bottle circa 1880's; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. This bottle was found in Tombstone circa 1880's and interred in the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum. The bottle's label on the front reads as follows: Sweitzer's Compound - 15% alcohol - Ginger and Capsicum - For Cramps, Colic, Loose Bowels, etc. - Dose-one to two teaspoonful every hour or two in water - Gauranty No. 1417 - McCormick & Co. Baltimore. The embossed section of the back reads as follows (Best Interpretation): McCormick & Co. - Exercise Spices - Balto, MD. The condition of this pumpkin seed bottle is well preserved with some wear to the label on the bottle consistent with the age but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this pumpkin seed bottle is 4 3/8" x 3 1/4" x 5/8". The collective weight of this pumpkin seed bottle is U4oz. S-3
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