Embossed vertically:
INDIAN / TLA-QUILLAUGH'S / BALSAM / DR. R. PARKER S.F.
8 1/2" h. smooth base, copper puce
(see Glass Works Auction catalog #51 lots 314 & 315)
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Here is a very rare San Francisco medicine bottle that is embossed INDIAN/TLA-QUILLAUGH’S/BALSAM/DR. R. PARKER S.F. This bottle is believed to have been blown at the Pacific Glass Works in San Francisco. According to Eric McQuire: “ Ralzemond Parker arrived in San Francisco in 1852 and operated a distillery until he opened a drug store there in 1860. Parker moved to Oroville, California in 1866 where he continued in the drug trade. He sold his store in 1884 and turned to other pursuits. He died in Oroville in 1897“. This bottle is well documented in the historical records and had a short production run which started in 1864. The label for this bottle is shown. To my knowledge there are about four amber-puce and two green examples including the one shown. Both green ones have some damage. The one shown is perhaps a little more yellow green than the other although the only way to know for sure would be to have them side by side. At least three of the puce ones have some damage. tlaquillaugh.html