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I have been snatching up extremely rare square and rectangular Bitters Bottles on eBay for years and have been doing pretty well. This was not the case last night, Sunday, 17 April 2011.
I had been watching this R/H U5 Uncle Toms Bitters for a few days, dropped in a healthy bid on Saturday and stayed on top throughout the day Sunday. I even supplemented my high bid with a reserve. Well, let me tell you, I went to check on ‘my win’ as I had been walking my dogs, and saw 11 seconds left. My bid was in red and the bids were jumping fast. The Uncle Toms settled at $2,025.00!! This is a healthy price for an amber square. The eBay listing was as follows:
Rare Uncle Toms Bitters, Trevorton PA, Thomas Foulds & Son, nice yellow small town bitters. It is in perfect condition and has a little inside stain from I think the contents. 10 3/8 tall by 2 7/8 square. One indented panel says Uncle-Toms-Bitters, the next says, Thomas Foulds & Son, the last says Trevorton PA, the back is flat and blank. good luck bidding. 28 bids $2,025.00 Bottledigger1072 Danville, PA.
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