Glass Apothecary Bottles with Handwritten Labels from Houle's Pharmacy, Lowell, MA picnic jug also horsehair I think and

also horsehair I think and probably 1940s or so

with the only challenge being picking a favorite pose and then fixing it in place with a couple of strategically placed little nails--under a knee or foot for example

I would guess it dates from the 1960s or early 70s

though could also be used as note cards as they feature blank interiors--or as place cards for a very fun and festive dinner party

it and the rectangular one (a shoeshine brush

Glass Apothecary Bottles with Handwritten Labels from Houle's Pharmacy, Lowell, MA picnic jug also horsehair I think andI purchased these lovely apothecary bottles from a seller who had bought them some 40 years ago, when Houle's Pharmacy at 462 Moody Street in Lowell, Massachusetts closed its business. I have found records of Houle's in operation at least as early as 1919 at that location, and he bottles themselves, marked MBW USA on their bottoms, were made by Millville Bottle Works in Millville New Jersey, with the mark dating them to sometime between 1903 1930. So,