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What are amber bottles called?

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What are amber bottles called?
Sometimes amber bottles are referred to as Boston Rounds or Boston Round bottles. You might also hear them called a Winchester bottle. Amber or brown bottles filter out UV light so they’re typically used for photosensitive products like cosmetic and pharmaceuticals.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Vintage European Amber Glass Bottle
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage glass bottle from Europe, produced around 1900. Originally containing concentrated
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Deco Bottles

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Glass

Early 20th Century Crocodile Amber Glass Bottle from Germany
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 20th century German amber glass and crocodile bottle.
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Early 20th Century German Bottles

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Crocodile, Glass

Amber Glass Bottle with Stopper from England Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant amber glass apothecary bottle from early 20th-century England, distinguished by its
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20th Century English Edwardian Bottles

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Glass

Amber Glass, Mid-Century, Bottle Vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard
By Holmegaard, Otto Brauer
Located in Glasgow, GB
Danish Mid-Century Amber Glass Bottle Vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard A design icon and a
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Glass, Art Glass

Set of Three Vintage Amber Glass Apothecary Bottles by Owens Illinois Glass Co.
By Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three vintage American amber glass apothecary/medicine bottles known as "Druggist's Packing
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Bottles

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Blown Glass

Large Amber Apothecary Glasses, Jars Bottles
Located in Vienna, AT
Brown/amber apothecary pharmacy glasses from the 1920s-1930s.
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Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Bottles

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Glass

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