LAWRENCE,KANSAS RARE 1870 "ROUND CORNER" DRUGSTORE B.W.WOODWARD EMB OWL
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Here's a scarce 1870s square picture druggist bottle from the historic "Round Corner" drugstore in Lawrence, KS.....it has a bold emb owl sitting on a branch! B.W.WOODWARD LAWRENCE (Owl on branch) "ROUND CORNER" (all bold emb on front panel)..... Hand blown in mold....hand tooled prescription ring collar....square....clear (but just beginning to turn a light amethyst).....5 1/4"tall.....Shiny attic mint condition with no chips, dings or damage of any kind. Sparkling clean with no haze. Finest possible example you could ever find! This bottle has a great story behind it..... B.W.Woodward came to Kansas Territory in 1855 and soon opened a drugstore in Lawrence. Woodward was a strict abolitionist and fought in the Civil War as a Union home guard. In 1865 he moved his drug business to the round cornered building which gave the store its name "Round Corner" at the corner of 8th & Massachusetts. The building had been burned by Quantrill's Raid during the Civil War but it had not been totally destroyed. Woodward's Round Corner Drugstore flourished. This historic square bottle dates from the 1870s. THIS IS A 7 DAY AUCTION. FREE POSTAGE WITH TRACKING IF YOU LIVE WITHIN THE U.S.A. ......INTERNATIONAL BUYERS....SHIPPING IS NOT FREE. Only part of the shipping is included in the price. ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE WILL VARY DEPENDING ON WHICH
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