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643. LARGE GERMAN POISON
BOTTLE. 7.1ins tall. Superb triangular
green glass bottle very heavily
embossed all round (one panel
section for label). Very deep 3D skull
& cross bones at top, below DE-DRO/
Giftflasche, & below Deutschen/
Drogiston/ Verbandes, below that pict.
tm appears back to back D D & upside
down (legs like) motif. Ex Roy Sherwin
Collection. 9.5/10. NR. £60-80+
644.
FORMALIN
POISON
BOTTLE.
8.3ins tall (20oz
capacity).
Cobalt blue
glass. Vertically
ribbed with
hand holding
sickle in centre, plain shield area (fish
eye near base) other side. CUMING
SMITH & COS vertically one side,
FORMALIN on other, M embossed to
base. Ex Roy Sherwin Collection. Full
sheen. 9.5/10. NR. £40-60+
645. BOOTS TOXOL
POISON. 6.7ins tall.
Wonderful vibrant bright
green glass. Squat sqare
base tapering shape -
echoes Lysol bottles? Two
plain adjacent sides, other
2 have diagonal cross
hatched, TOXOL vertically
down one panel, the
other BOOTS/ THE/ CASH
CHEMISTS. A very rarely
seen large size example.
Ex Roy Sherwin Collection
(label says sold on ebay for
£222?). 9.8/10. NR. £40-60+
646. LARGE LABELLED
L & T PATENT POISON.
(DP p50). 7.4ins tall. A
most impressive large
size L & T cobalt glass
patent bottle. POISON
across top shoulder.
Typical 5 lines of 15
vertical raised dots, front
plain panel (featuring
partial label) has 3 such
dots above & below.
Very heavily embossed
entwined initials in centre
base, large PATENT
around. Ex Roy Sherwin
Collection. A truly superb
large size, & labelled,
example of this rarely
seen patent. 9.8/10. NR.
£350-400+
648. WILSONS PATENT POISON BOTTLE DUO. 5.9 &
3.4ins tall (6 & 1oz). (DP pg
59). Both emerald green glass.
Triangular shape, scalloped/
notched edges down each
corner, 2 sides vertically ribbed.
CAUTION above one panel, NOT
TO BE TAKEN & PATENT to other.
6 & 1OZ to bases. Largest has
suffered burial damage/ cracks,
1oz has a small neck & rear fish
eye - all corners excellent. Both
display well - buy one get one
free! Keith Stringer Collection. (2).
5 & 8.5/10. NR. £30-40+
647. WILSONS PATENT
POISON BOTTLE.
2.8ins tall (1/2oz). (DP
pg 59). Emerald green
glass. Triangular shape,
scalloped/ notched
edges down each
corner, 2 sides vertically
ribbed. Keith Stringer
Collection. Fulll sheen,
Exc/ A1 -extremely rare
to find this diddy size
completely undamaged.
10/10. NR. £800-1,200+