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DEADLY PLEASURES. Page references (in brackets) in this catalogue refer
to Guy Burch’s superb, only, book
in print covering the entire
range of British poison containers and bottles (including prices from auctions etc). 340pp, colour, A4, HB. £15 +
£4 UK p&p.
218. ACROSYL POISON BOTTLE. (DP p71 - Cyl-G3) 9ins tall to top of stopper, cobalt blue. Slightly inward tapering up to the shoulders embossed around neck, to base E B & CO LD/ 13438. Rather minute lip flake. As featured in BBR 166. Base embossed E B & Co LD/ 13438.
A great looking bottle of some considerable rarity. (9.5/10) NR 60-80+
219. RECTANGULAR FLAT POISON BOTTLE. (DP p112)
223. OWL PICTORIAL POISON BOTTLE.
6ins tall, cobalt blue, vertical ribbing, rear panel plain.
6ins tall, cobalt blue, square body. Large embossed owl pict. to front - the Owl Drug Company. ISeveral crude inmanufacture flaw lines. An impressive blue bottle? (9.5/10) NR £30-40+
An unusual arched POISON worded variant. Base reg’d. 391192 which is 1902. A
striking looker! (10/10) NR £40-60+
224. PRACTICAL POISON BOTTLES GROUP. (DP p51 - patented 1899). Tallest 8.5ins, cobalt blue. A fabulous range of sizes inc. 16, 12, 10, 8 & 4 plus another, embossed NOT TO TAKEN two sides criss cross pattern, one with vertical lines. Exc. (6) (9/10) NR £30-40+
220. PORTSMOUTH HOSPITAL POISON BOTTLE. (DP p115) 5.5ins tall, cobalt blue, vertical ribbing. Indented centre panel embossed POISON/ ROYAL PORTSMOUTH HOSPITAL. Slight dullness to parts of the glass, but a very rare regional offering. (9.5/10) NR £40- 60+
222. HYDROKINONE DEVELOPER BOTTLE. 6.25ins tall, brown
glass, vertical
ribbing, embossed BROWN’S/ PROTOL/ HYDROKINONE/ DEVELOPER. Just
a very attractive looking, rarely seen for sale, bottle? (10/10) NR £30-40+
This bottle apears to be a modified version of one patented in 1899
by John Martin (reg no 334745, Deadly Pleasures p61). No marked examples with registry details are known but in most respects
this bottle fits. Very few are known.
221. TRIANGULAR POISON BOTTLE. (DP p61) 3.75ins tall, cobalt blue. Boldly embossed POISON on front panel, vertically, with ribbing all round, vertical ribbing to one other panel, third side plain. 1589 to base. A very
rare offering. (10/10) NR £30-40+
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