Antique Green Glass Saxlehner's Bitterquelle ~Hunyadi Janos Mineral Water bottle

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Up for sale we have this Antique Green Glass Saxlehner's Bitterquelle ~Hunyadi Janos Mineral Water bottle. Alot of us thought this to be a bitters bottle but not so. Here are a few research facts that I came across.
The Hunyadi Janos Bitterquelle was made by the
Andreas Saxlehner Mineral Spring Water Company
of
Budapest, Hungary
. Notice how they cover both bases by saying “Mineral” and “Spring” water. Mr. Saxlehner made a fortune from his “bitterwater”, and built up a family palace on the Andrássy Avenue. He was born in Pest in 1815 and died in the unified city of Budapest in 1889. The Hunyadi Janos natural purgative water occupied a significant niche in the market of United States medicines and cures at the time of the Spanish-American War and was the inspiration of many copycats.
The 24 ounce, dark-olive-green glass bottle is representative of the many “Bitterquelle” mineral water bottles found across the United States at the turn of the 20th century. Often recovered at historic sites, the Hunyadi Janos brand was a popular European import, and spurred many domestic knock-off brands. Most commonly found in the U.S. between 1870 and 1920 or so.