Here are two great western bottles you don't see to often, and most of the time go unnoticed. These two beautiful Bay Rums from San Francisco, the Crane & Brigham with embossed bay leaf and the Redington & Co. with monogram. Both are pint size and have the western curved R's. One of the most elegant shaped western bottles. I believe that they are the only two embossed bay rums from California, I could be wrong. One thing I find funny is that both companies were on Market St. during the 1870's when these bay rums were made. Crane & Brigham was at 520 Market St. and Redington & Co. was at 529 Market St. I'm sure they were spying on each other, as to what new products each one was selling. 
Two very tough bottles to put in your collection. Both Crane & Bringham & Redington & Co. supplied the early western market with various types of medicinal and personal hygiene products.
ReplyDeleteI agree, they are very elegant bottles.
Thanks for the post on these two interesting bottles.
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I have an unlisted example that I dug in an early 1870's hole about 8 yrs ago. It's olive-amber, same size/form as the Redington and Crane. It's embossed WM. SIMPSON S.F. on the base.
ReplyDeleteI brought it to Lou's BBQ for show & tell this past May. As far as I could find out, only one other example has been seen by longtime collectors.
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Eric McG informed me yesterday, that William Simpson was a druggist in San Francisco from 1863 until he got wiped-out in the 1906 earthquake.
ReplyDeleteI'm not aware of any other types of medicine bottles attributed to him, but would like to hear about it if anyone else has seen a pharmacy or something else.
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