Embossed F. M. Plank "Quack Cure" Bottle Chatanooga Tennessee

 

Embossed: MANUFACTURED BY F. M. PLANK.

CHATTANOOGA TENN

It is a blown bottle and shows some nice bubbles, for example in the diamond on the front, and is a little sun-purpled.

It is a "quack cure" bottle.

This ad is from 1906.

The ad was found in the 1906 Proceedings of the Florida State Pharmaceutical Association.

The other Plank bottles that I've seen have the bust of a man embossed on the bottle.  This one, however, has a diamond-shaped depression, that I imagine once had a paper label.  I haven't yet found when this type of bottle was used.  The bottle with the embossed bust is always described as being from the late 1800s.