1890 COCA MARIANI COCAINE WINE NARCOTIC TONIC BOTTLE

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THIS IS A FIXED PRICE ITEM FOR SALE IN MY EBAY STORE......WE HAVE THE LARGEST INVENTORY OF ANTIQUE BOTTLES ON EBAY, SO PLEASE BOOKMARK "DIGGER DAVE'S BOTTLES AND TREASURES" INTO YOUR FAVORITES LIST. WE ARE LISTING FRESH DUG BOTTLES, ETC AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK.Be sure to add me to your favorites list !'s an authentic cocaine laced narcotic tonic bottle that contained Mariani's Wine of Coca. This popular VIN MARIANI narcotic drink was used by many famous people over 100 years ago, including Popes and Presidents! The bottle is embossed COCA MARIANI PARIS (in large bold letters on front) COCA MARIANI PARIS FRANCE, on bottom, with a large E on post in middle of base......Hand blown, bimal....3 piece mold....crude drippy, hand applied cork top collar....nice green color.....round....9"tall.....Excellent NEAR MINT Condition with no chips, cracks or damage. A dug bottle, but sparkling clean with shiny smooth glass. No haze at all. You would never know this bottle was ever in the ground....Finest possible example! Very thick heavy glass. This powerful and very popular Coca Wine has an interesting history. Angelo Mariani, a chemist from Corsica, started lacing wine with the juice of the coca plant. By 1891, Mariani was marketing his addictive cocaine wine in the U.S.A and it was an immediate success. An 1899 ad in "The New England Druggist" read more