Description: Here's an authentic 130 year old quack medicine Trial Bottle from an actual travelling medicine show which featured real live indians!.... HEALY & BIGELOW KICKAPOO INDIAN OIL TRIAL BOTTLE emb vertical on front of bottle.... Hand blown in mold....hand tooled double ring collar....clear (just beginning to turn light amethyst)...round....only 3"tall....Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or damage. A dug bottle with some light haze, but not bad. "Doc" Healy (who wasnt really a doctor), and "Texas Charlie" Bigelow were a couple enterprising men with no medical training whatsoever, who began the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in the early 1880s. They hired actual indians to tour the country in their travelling medicine shows, which according to eye witness accounts, were very entertaining in the days long before radio or television. The Kickapoo shows lasted for hours and during the intermissions, the indians would come out into the audience with baskets full of the KICKAPOO INDIAN OIL and other bottled medicines for sale by the company. The show would not resume until every bottle was sold! These travelling shows toured the country back in the 1880s and 1890s. Their "Principal Wigwam", (headquarters), was located in New Haven, Conn. This KICKAPOO INDIAN OIL bottle dates from the 1888-1890s period and was given away as a free sample to induce customers to purchase the larger bottles. This TRIAL BOTTLE is much harder to find than the normal size bottles......THIS IS A FIXED PRICE BOTTLE FOR SALE IN MY STORE....... Free postage only if you live within the U.S.A.....Shipping charge is NOT fully included in the price if you live anywhere outside the United States. We use the Ebay Global Shipping Program..... Always a full money back guarantee(minus the return postage) if you are not happy with any of my items. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.We are happy to accept most forms of payment including paypal. Thank you for your business....your friendly fellow collector, Digger Dave Beeler WE HAVE THE LARGEST INVENTORY OF ANTIQUE BOTTLES ON EBAY WITH FRESH LISTINGS NEARLY EVERY DAY. We stand proudly in support of our military men and women and their families.
Price: 43 USD
Location: Hillsboro, Illinois
End Time: 2025-01-04T02:02:04.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Color: Clear
Bottle Type: Medicines & Cures
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
