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361. VF OINTMENT POT.
OP p38. 1.75ins tall. An
early Delft type ointment
pot, pedestal base, VF
printed on front. Pots with
initials VF are French tin
glazed ophthalmic eye
ointment pots - ‘VF’ the
initials for Veuve Farnier
(widow Farnier) with a
family chemist shop in
Theviers, France. Glaze/
edge chips. 7/10 NR. £30-
40+
362. SWINDON
MOONSEED
OINTMENT POT.
OP p104. 2ins tall.
A E POWELL & CO/
SWINDON/ PRICE
1/ 1/12. Smaller one
of the two recorded
sizes. Rear hairline &
some craze rusting,
small (hard to detect)
base repair. 8.75/10
NR. £30-40+
363. NO NAME
DERITEND
BIRMINGHAM
OINTMENT POT.
OP p107. 1.5ins tall.
Medium size pot with
Whitehouse t.m. to
centre, price 1s 1
1/2d. Pinhead rim
nick & small rear
hairline. 9.75/10 NR.
£30-40+
364. THE
EGYPTIAN SALVE
WOLVERHAMPTON
OINTMENT POT.
OP p68. 2.5ins tall.
An impressive large
size pot, 9 lined
transfer fills entire
front. Two hairlines,
slim underside base
repair. A rarely seen
size. 8.75/10 NR.
£50-60+
365. MORSES
HERBAL OINTMENT
POT. OP p106. 1.8ins
tall. The 1/1 1/2 size
of this ornately, very
varied letters style,
transferred Swindon,
Wiltshire pot. Nicks.
Crispt transfer. Still a
rare pot9.75/10 NR.
£60-80+
366. MRS CROFTS
CHESTERFIELD
OINTMENT POT.
OP p64. Nothing is
known about this
small Derbyshire
hamlet manufacturer.
Always a wishy washy
transfer. MRS CROFTS
OINTMENT/ WEST
HANDLEY/ NEAR
CHESTERFIELD/ PRICE
7 1/2 PENCE. Base chip.
9.5/10 NR. £20-30+
367. HOLLOWAYS
NEW YORK & LONDON
OINTMENT POT. OP p81.
1.5ins tall. A double sided
early sepia print version
of this most popular pot
with addresses from both
sides of the Atlantic. It
reputedly cured Scrofula
& Inveterate Ulcers as
well as Ulcerated Sore
Legs, Burns, Ringworms
etc. Overall very crudely
made/ in manufacture
flaws. 8.75/10 NR. £15-
20+
368. CLARKES
MIRACULOUS
SALVE OINTMENT
POT. OP p59.
2.25ins tall. Mid size
pot with price 1 1/2
2/9 & 4/6. Seven
lines of writing within
a decorative outer
border. Nicks & rust
crazing. Another
rarely seen large
size example. 9.5/10
NR. £40-60+
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