Bottles

 

Fishing related bottles come in all shapes and sizes and contain many different potions. Some obvious contents of fishing related bottles are reel oil, rod varnish and dry fly oil. But, there are also bottles that contain things as unexpected as casting line! I am always looking to add tough, early, American bottles to this collection …so please keep me in mind.

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E. vom Hofe Kristaline Laquer And Reel Oil. Note The Cork Is Sealed With Thread And Wax.

E. vom Hofe Kristaline Laquer And Reel Oil. Note The Cork Is Sealed With Thread And Wax.

Three Early Bottles With Cork Stoppers: VL&A Rod Varnish, Shakespeare Dry Fly Oil Bottle (Note The Raised Glass "Skakespeare" Signature), And My Favorite Of This Bunch, The Kelso "DRIFLI" Oil Bottle ...Which Has A Glass Application Paddle.

Three Early Bottles With Cork Stoppers: VL&A Rod Varnish, Shakespeare Dry Fly Oil Bottle (Note The Raised Glass “Skakespeare” Signature), And My Favorite Of This Bunch, The Kelso “DRIFLI” Oil Bottle …Which Has A Glass Application Paddle.

An Early, Hand Blown Dry Fly Oil Bottle And A Rare Bottle Of Casting Line

Two Edward Hewitt Bottles, One As Sold By Farlow Of London

Reel Oils by Wm. Mills & Son And Meek-Horton, Bristol, CT. This Was The Last Type Of Bottle Used By Horton.

Abbey & Imbrie's "Flioil" Dry Fly Oil

Abbey & Imbrie’s “Flioil” Dry Fly Oil

Another Version Of Abbey & Imbrie's “Flioil” Bottle

Another Version Of Abbey & Imbrie’s “Flioil” Bottle

A Nye “Fishing Tackle Oil” Bottle And A Bottle Marked “Fine Reel Oil Put Up Expressly For Dealers In Sporting Goods”. The Nye Bottle Came In A Protective Wood Tube.

Very Early Bottle Of Abbey & Imbrie “Rod and Tackle Varnish”

A Bottle of Wm. Mills & Son “Fine Fish Rod Varnish” In Its Protective Wooden Cylinder. See The “Tins” Section Of This Site For a Tin Of Mills Rod Varnish.

“Specialized Varnish For Fishing Rods” From The Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company. Iver Johnson Was Founded In 1900 When He Purchased The John P. Lovell Arms Company.

An Early Bottle Of Nye Fishing Tackle Oil With Corkscrew, Which Is Marked "William H. Nye". Nye Oil Is Sperm Whale Oil, Hence The Whaling Scene On The Label.

The Earliest Bottle Of Nye Fishing Tackle Oil I’ve Seen, With Corkscrew, Which Is Marked “William H. Nye”. Nye Oil Is Sperm Whale Oil, Hence The Whaling Scene On The Label.

The First Horton "Meek" Bottle

The First Horton “Meek” Bottle

Despite My Efforts, I Have Not Found Any Information On Halstead ...Except ....

Despite My Efforts, I Have Not Found Much Of Any Information On Haven …Except….

...That His Dry Fly Oil Was Sold By Folsom

…That His Dry Fly Oil Was Sold By Folsom And He Advertised In Outing Magazine In 1917

Two Early Shakespeare Bottles ..."One Drop Reel Oil" and "Silk Preserver"

Two Early Shakespeare Bottles …”One Drop Reel Oil” and “Silk Preserver”

Clapp & Treat Was Founded in 1887, Closed In 1991 And Was Located In Hartford, Connecticut

Clapp & Treat Was Founded in 1887, Closed In 1991 And Was Located In Hartford, Connecticut

A Very Early And Scarce Bottle Of Frost's Kelso Rod Varnish

A Very Early And Scarce Bottle Of Frost’s Kelso Rod Varnish

Von Lengerke & Antoine Rod Varnish

Von Lengerke & Antoine Rod Varnish

Abercrombie & Fitch's "Floatum" Dry Fly Oil

Abercrombie & Fitch’s “Floatum” Dry Fly Oil

A Bottle Of William Mills & Son "Floatine" Dry Fly Oil With Its Protective Wooden Tube

A Bottle Of William Mills & Son “Floatine” Dry Fly Oil With Its Protective Wooden Tube

This Bottle Of Abbey & Imbrie Reel Oil Is Quite A Bit Larger Than Other Reel Oil Bottles From The Same Vintage

This Bottle Of Abbey & Imbrie Reel Oil Is Quite A Bit Larger Than Other Reel Oil Bottles From The Same Vintage

The First Version Of Hardy's Waistcoat Pocket Fly Oil Bottle. Hardy's Catalog Description States "The Bottle Is Fitted  With A Long Sleeve , Which Prevents The Oil From Flowing Back When Filled To The Line Mark".  Circa 1900 ...And Spill Proof !

The First Version Of Hardy’s Waistcoat Pocket Fly Oil Bottle. Hardy’s Catalog Description States “The Bottle Is Fitted With A Long Sleeve , Which Prevents The Oil From Flowing Back When Filled To The Line Mark”.
Circa 1900 …And Spill Proof !

Note The Glass Stopper. The Brush Is Held By A Quill That Slides Over The Glass Rod

Note The Glass Stopper. The Brush Is Held By A Quill That Slides Over The Glass Rod

Pflueger’s “Chancellor” Line Was Packaged In Bottles In 1919. Line Bottles (Tubes) Are As Rare As They Were Impractical.

Pflueger’s “Chancellor” Line Was Packaged In Bottles In 1919. Line Bottles (Tubes) Are As Rare As They Were Impractical.

Hardy's "Sunshine" Dry Fly Oil

Hardy’s “Sunshine” Dry Fly Oil

Farlow's "Fosseline" Dry Fly Oil

Farlow’s “Fosseline” Dry Fly Oil

Who Better To Concoct Dry Fly Oil Than a Pharmacist !

Who Better To Concoct Dry Fly Oil Than a Pharmacist !

An Early Fishing Reel Oil Bottle

An Early Fishing Reel Oil Bottle

This Oil Was Put Up By Captain D.C. Stull, Circa 1900

This Oil Was Put Up By Captain D.C. Stull, Circa 1900

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