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146. FULLERS PATENT OVATE. 7.3ins long. Dense black glass very early hamilton shape, variating to lighter green/ greeny-amber hue glass in central section (where the glass is thinner). Heavily embossed ‘FULLER/ Brabant Court / Philpot Lane / London’ and ‘Patent Aerated / Magnesia / Water.’ A truly stunning example in exceptional condition, heavily whittled characterful overall glass finish, square edged tooled lip, pontil to base. AMENDED 30/06/20: This bottle is believed unique, the other recorded says ‘7 Philpot Lane, 2nd line and the word Magnesia to rear is in capitals? There is a small insignificant scratch to the neck - see extra image online. NR (9.8/10) £3,000-4,000+
John Fuller was the agent for the patent magnesia water “effected by means of carbonic
acid gas, or fixed air” in 1818. Advertisements for his bottled waters appeared between
1818 and 1822. William Hamilton’s patents of 1809 and 1814 pre-date that sold by Fuller but
his bottles, including those sold by his agents, carry his name. It is likely that the Fuller’s bottle
represents a competitor to Hamilton and is not the same patent. A patent (no 4357) of April 1819 was
granted to Henry Peter Fuller was for “procuring or preparing sulphate of soda, soda, sub-carbonate of soda,
and muriatic acid”. Fuller’s notices mention “patent glass machines” and both glass and stone bottles. A similar
preparation was advertised as ‘patent’ by the Irish surgeon James Murray but vigorously doubted by correspondents to Newspapers including Hamilton. One other Fuller example is recorded, formally in Dennis Northmore’s Collection (sold by BBR July 2002).