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Antique OMEGA OIL 'IT'S GREEN' - Omega Chemical Co. N.Y. Amethyst Colored Bottle
Antique OMEGA OIL 'IT'S GREEN' - Omega Chemical Co. N.Y. Amethyst Colored Bottle
Antique OMEGA OIL 'IT'S GREEN' - Omega Chemical Co. N.Y. Amethyst Colored Bottle
Antique OMEGA OIL 'IT'S GREEN' - Omega Chemical Co. N.Y. Amethyst Colored Bottle

Antique OMEGA OIL 'IT'S GREEN' - Omega Chemical Co. N.Y. Amethyst Colored Bottle

$ 7.89

Availability: 85 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Color: Amethyst
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1900)
  • Condition: Very Good as-found condition

    Description

    We are very pleased to offer an antique (late 1800s) sun-colored amethyst
    cylindrical
    medicine bottle, embossed on the front in a leaf shape, "
    OMEGA OIL / IT'S GREEN / THE OMEGA CHEMICAL CO. / NEW YORK
    ". The liniment was produced from herbs that gave it it's green
    color
    , and it
    claimed
    the following benefits:
    "Omega Oil cures Weak Backs. Lame Shoulders, Tired Arms and Legs. Stiff Elbows, Wrists, Fingers, Knees, Ankles and Joints. Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuralgia, Sore Throat, Cold in the Chest, Sore Muscles. Aching, Itching, Sore, Swollen, Tired, Sweaty Feet. A godsend to old people. Freshens, invigorates and strengthens the muscular tissues after hard exercise, hard work or hard pleasure. Good for everything a hard liniment ought to be good for."
    The bottle measures 5-3/4" tall, by 1-1/8" in diameter. It's in very good, as-found condition with air bubbles and defects common to this type of early utility glass. No chips or cracks. A rare and desirable addition to an antique medicine bottle collection!
    The winning bidder pays shipping costs. Good luck, and thanks for looking!