Buckhorn Mineral Water Bullock NC Labels

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Lot number322
AuctionVintage Advertising Toys Trains & Sports Auction
DateOctober 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Auction houseSeize the Bid Auctions
LocationConover, North Carolina

Buckhorn Mineral Water and Lithia Water Co. Ephemera Collection from Bullock, North Carolina, Large Advertising Label with Health Claims, Buckhorn Carbonated Water 12oz Bottle Labels, Letterhead Stationery with BMJ Seal Logo, Innisfallen Superior Quality Lemon Soda Label by Western Bottling Co. San Francisco Herlihy Griffin & Herlihy, Gamse & Bro. Litho Baltimore Massive collection of early 1900s Buckhorn Mineral Water ephemera from Bullock, NC. Includes: (1) Large advertising label/sign on green background reading "A Natural Spring Water, Nothing Added to or Taken From It, Bottled Only at the Spring" with health claims for catarrh, constipation, indigestion, uric acid troubles, kidney and bladder troubles, sciatica, rheumatism, and gout. Contains lithium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and calcium bicarbonate. "Eight or Ten Glasses Per Day." Lithographed by Gamse & Bro., Baltimore. (2) Multiple Buckhorn Carbonated Water 12oz bottle labels (green with gold border), bottled by Buckhorn Lithia Water Co. (3) Stack of 15+ Buckhorn Mineral Water letterhead/stationery sheets with embossed BMJ seal logo. (4) One Innisfallen "Superior Quality Lemon Soda" label, Western Bottling Co., Herlihy, Griffin & Herlihy, San Francisco, "Made from Cane Sugar," 21 ounces. Condition: Large label shows edge wear and some creasing. Letterhead sheets have water staining and age toning, some with bleed-through of the seal. Carbonated water labels are in good condition. Lemon Soda label has some edge wear. North Carolina history at its finest. Back when "drink 8 glasses a day" was a prescription, not a TikTok challenge. And they put lithium in the water. On purpose. AI authored this description and has zero medical qualifications. Examine the photos, use your own judgment to identify each piece, and don't take health advice from a 100-year-old water label. Sold as-is.

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