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Sputum Flasks! - 8/5/2010 5:52:32 AM    LastChance   Posts: 2 Joined: 8/5/2010 Status: offline First time poster! Poison bottle or not? Well, if you came into contact with the contents you would catch a very nasty disease - tuberculosis/TB/consumption. Whatever you call it, the disease has been extremely prevalent through history. Not sure if anyone has ever encountered sputum flaks before, but they are very rare and hard to find. Invariably in cobalt blue glass, they fit comfortably in the palm of the hand, have a larger than normal opening and the rare ones also have a drain hole in the base. First developed c.1880 they were in use for over 50 years and produced during this time. I am in the process of putting together a new book on the subject: see www.bluehenry.co.uk for a few examples. The author, Ivo Haanstra, has also registered, so we welcome anyone's input - perhaps you were not aware of what that strange double-ended, blue glass flask was before...??? _____________________________ David New Book BLUE HENRY: The Almost Forgotten Story of the Blue Glass Sputum Flask, due in November. Visit the Blue Henry web site Post #: 1

RE: Sputum Flasks! - 8/5/2010 6:56:46 AM    Poison_Us   Posts: 2795 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline Not a poison.  But a very unique looking piece of glass.  The category this would fall under would be unique unto itself.  But I do like it....  It's purpose grosses me out, but it looks neat. < Message edited by Poison_Us -- 8/5/2010 6:57:53 AM > _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to LastChance) Post #: 2

RE: Sputum Flasks! - 8/5/2010 7:03:19 AM    LastChance   Posts: 2 Joined: 8/5/2010 Status: offline Thanks for the reply. Quite right about the gross nature! But they were produced in response to people's habit of spitting on the floor, which merely infected everyone. Several European companies produced them and also one assumes US-based ones as well. Let me know if you ever come across any - some can look like normal small bottles. _____________________________ David New Book BLUE HENRY: The Almost Forgotten Story of the Blue Glass Sputum Flask, due in November. Visit the Blue Henry web site (in reply to Poison_Us) Post #: 3

RE: Sputum Flasks! - 8/5/2010 2:11:47 PM    RED Matthews Posts: 2268 Joined: 8/2/2008 Status: offline Well Thanks LastChance;  I haven't run into them before.  They are in a category like the Leach Jars.  RED Matthews _____________________________ http://www.bottlemysteries.com/welcome/ (in reply to LastChance) Post #: 4

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