They are made of glass or plastic and covered with a chemical coating. I purchased four glass apothecary bottles that range in height from six to 12 inches. The original stoppers and Latin-language labels are still intact. A Apothecary bottles like yours were used in the United States about the middle of the 1800s. The labels were in Latin because it was the universal language of doctors and pharmacists.
Price depends on the color, size, condition and rarity of the bottle.
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