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My first 2 poison bottles - 11/9/2006 8:57:14 PM    Ace of spades   Posts: 184 Joined: 11/1/2006 Status: offline I dug up my first 2 Poison bottles today.The bigger one is 3.25 inches tall and is a 1 oz bottle. It says RICO on the bottom, Also says USE WITH CAUTION, NOT TO BE TAKEN, USAGE EXTERNE, and POISON, on the sides of the bottle.  It has a mark in the lip, but nothing is missing. The second bottle is tiny, it is just over 2 inches tall. I am going to try and figure out all the numbers on the bottom, they are 73 R36  ( This is the one I am having a hard time reading) 679389 I have just started collecting bottles. But I know nothing about poison bottles, Could you guys help me out with these two. I put RICO and the numbers in the search bar and nothing related popped up.  Thanks Sorry the picture is not the greatest. Ace of spades Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: My first 2 poison bottles - 11/9/2006 9:46:12 PM    Jim Posts: 3630 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Nice poisons! The amber triangular is fairly common, but still cool. I really like the RICO bottles. One of my favorite Canadian bottles. There was also a similar one for carbolic acid. I have seen this style of poison sell for $20-30, sometimes more or a little less. I'm sure there are sizes and varieties that are more desirable, but all of my books are American, and unfortunately do not list the Canadian poisons. Sweet digs, I hope you find a few more! ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to Ace of spades) Post #: 2

RE: My first 2 poison bottles - 11/10/2006 4:34:03 PM    Ace of spades   Posts: 184 Joined: 11/1/2006 Status: offline Good afternoon, Sorry Jim I didn't realize my picture was that bad, both the poison bottles are Blue glass. I have another picture, you can see them better now. Ace of spades Attachment (1) (in reply to Ace of spades) Post #: 3

RE: My first 2 poison bottles - 11/11/2006 8:49:31 AM    Jim Posts: 3630 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline The triangular cobalts and ambers of that style seem to be worth about the same amount. Neat bottles, I always thought they were English, but it looks like maybe they are Canadian. There was a labeled amber one on eBay recently. I think it sold for around $10. Good luck digging. That is a nice little pair of poisons, and there are some rare Canadian poisons out there to be found. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to Ace of spades) Post #: 4

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