{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-3360","title":"4 Antique Barber Bottles Amethyst Cobalt Blue Opalescent Glass","description":"4 Antique Barber Bottles Amethyst Cobalt Blue Opalescent Glass. Selling all four  for one price they range in height from 6.5\" to 7 3\/8\" all late 19th to early\n20th century. No cracks, chips, or restorations.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nFancy barber bottles were popular in the second half of the 19th century.\nBarbers made their own hair tonic and other hair products or bought them in\nlarge containers and poured them into their own barber bottles. Most barber\nbottles weren’t labeled, but the barber knew what was inside each bottle because\nof its shape and color. Some were made for specific customers and were labeled\nwith the customer’s name. Most have a bulbous bottom and thin neck. The bottles\nwere made in cranberry, cut, hobnail, milk, opalescent, spatter, vaseline and\nother types of art glass in many colors. Most were blown. Look for a pontil mark\non the bottom of the bottle. The stopper is also a good clue to the bottle’s\nuse. If it has a sprinkler top, it’s not a liquor bottle. The Pure Food and\nDrugs Act of 1906 made it illegal to use refillable bottles without labels in a\nbarbershop, and the bottles were no longer used.","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46692737745112,"sku":"3360561842_4185","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/4-antique-barber-bottles-amethyst-cobalt-blue-opalescent-glassestate-fresh-austin-644635.png?v=1757839675","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/th\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-3360","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}