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Monday, August 9, 2021

Embossed Dr. Shoop's Family Medicines Bottle.

 Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.


Green Deeply Paneled Bottle Embossed DR. SHOOP'S FAMILY MEDICINES, RACINE, WIS.

The bottle is a deeper green than the picture shows and has deep panels and embossing.  It is about 6,25 inches high and 2.5 inches wide and deep.

Dr. Shoop's Medicine Bottle Showing Large Bubbles in the Glass.


There is no maker's mark on the bottom.

Bottom of Dr. Shoop's Medicines Bottle.


I was fortunate to find a lot of information on Dr. Shoop. Here is one paragraph from a much larger article on Dr. Shoop.

Dr. Shoop opened a medical practice in 1883 and by 1890 established a line of cure - all patent medicines which were sold door to door by agents. Dr. Shoop’s Family Medicine Co. was incorporated June 30, 1891, (Capital, $20,000) with Shoop, Jackson I. Case and Charles A. Corbitt as officers. Unable to find suitably large quarters Shoop had plans drawn for a new plant. A lot was purchased and the first three stories of the Shoop Building were completed in 1893, with three additional stories added in 1899 making it the tallest commercial building in Racine.

Here is the link if you want to learn more about this local bottle find.

Racine Post: Celebrating 175 years: Dr. Shoop, Racine's creator of 'nerve tonic'


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