Here's a nice 1880s Modoc
Oil bottle from one of the first
traveling indian medicine
shows that toured the United
States in the 1880s.
MODOC OIL / PRICE 25 CTS
(emb on side panels)
.Hand
blown in mold…hand tooled
square ring lip.
..light
aqua…rect.…5"tall……Excellent
shiny nice condition with no
chips or damage. A nice clean
bottle with no haze. This
bottle has an interesting
history. It was made by the Warme Springs Indian
Medicine Co. of Corry, Pa.
Colonel Thomas Edwards
was the proprietor. He had
been a spy for the Union
Army during the Civil War.
Edwards had traveled to
Oregon and brought back a
group of Warme Springs
indians who traveled the
country selling MODOC OIL,
KA:TON:KA and other medicines
that Edwards made. $60.
Bengal Bluing bottle $35
Blue bottle $20
Or all 3 for $70. Will remove ad when sold. Cash only.