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Eli Lilly Tincture Gentian Compound - value?

 
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Eli Lilly Tincture Gentian Compound - value? - 12/4/2003 6:47:15 PM   
eslaydon

 

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Hi,

I have a old Eli Lilly one pint Tincture Gentian Compound Simple Bitter bottle. The cork is still in place and there is about 1 teaspoon of the original product in the bottle. There is a paper label on the front that is readable but shows quite a bit of wear. I'm very new at bottle collecting so I'm not certain of this bottle's age though if I understand what I'm reading it was made somewhere around 1910? Does this bottle have any value?

thanks,
Eugenia




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RE: Eli Lilly Tincture Gentian Compound - value? - 12/5/2003 12:01:12 AM   
Harry Pristis

 

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I believe that this compound was used to prepare "gentian violet." Here is a link which suggests use as an anti-fungal agent.

http://www.familyresource.com/pregnancy/16/26/

You haven't given any details of the bottle manufacture, Eugenia, so we are left with your date of 1910. As far as value is concerned, I am sure someone would give you a few dollars for the bottle.

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