Circa 1880 Moxie Nerve Food (Lowell, Massachusetts) Wood Mold Bottle with Blob or Donut Top

This is a circa 1880 bottle wood mold for Moxie Nerve Food. Moxie was first marketed in 1878, sans carbonated water, as a medicine by Dr. Augustin Thompson of Union, Maine, and later as a soda. The bottle is in a pale green glass with wonderful inclusions and bubbles. It has an early "blob" or "donut top".

Circa 1880.

Approximately 3-1/8" in diameter and 9-3/4" in height.

Glass.

None.

PATENTED.

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6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The bottle shows some light wear with a minor ding at bottom and light scratches. Wonderful inclusions and bubbles.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.