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TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 12:25:32 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline You dont see this bottle too often either on ebay or glass auctions for that matter.I believe this bottle is an early American Copy-cat of the original Britsh Version.Dr. Dyott advertised these in 1810 and the color is right there with other products that were coming out of the Olive and the Gloucester Glass works of which he was the sole agent for each factory.The bottle is light yellw green in color,has a rough pontil mark as shown and a flared but rounded thicker then usual top.It is embossed vertically TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF/on one half and BY THE KINGS PATENT on the other.My guess on the age would be 1800 to 1815.Mark or Jerry could either of you two guys shed some light on this.Does anyone else here at this forum have one or has information pertaining to the bottle? Thanks Steve Attachment (1) < Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 2/14/2011 12:28:01 PM > _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen Post #: 1

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 12:26:47 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline Number 2. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 2

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 12:27:17 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline Number 3. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 3

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 12:28:23 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline Number 4. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 4

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 12:28:50 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline Number 5. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 5

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 12:29:27 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline Number 6. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 6

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 6:52:25 PM    Road Dog Posts: 2792 Joined: 6/9/2005 From: Clayton, North Carolina Status: offline All the ones I've seen of that one have been aqua colored ones. That's a nice early one for sure. Attachment (1) (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 7

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 11:52:09 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Cephalic snuff [cephalic ditto] A medicinal SNUFF, intended as its name implies, to cure disorders of the head, widely available, and sometimes branded. In the nineteenth century the term was sometimes shortened to cephalic. It is doubtful whether the product remained the same throughout the period since it has been noted in the Dictionary Archive as early as 1707 [Newspapers (1707)], yet the 'Cordial cephalic snuff' was not patented until the 1770s [Patents (1773)]. A cephalic snuff was still available in 1790 [Newspapers (1790)], and the OED records it as 'Cephalic' as late as 1834. It was probably the same as, or very similar to, 'The Golden Snuff' [Newspapers (1708)], which was claimed to cure much the same conditions. One ingenious entrepreneur proposed that 'Those who take much of the common snuffs, may prevent their bad effects by mixing with them a proportion of this excellent cephalic' [Newspapers (1790)]. He also claimed that 'Persons who visit the sick, unhealthy places, or hot climates, will find the Snuff an admirable preventive of infection; and it is particularly serviceable in those complaints of the h[e]ad which Painters, &c. are subject to'. OED earliest date of use: 1813 From: 'Celandine - Cephalic snuff', Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550-1820 (2007). URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=58720 Date accessed: 15 February 2011. _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to Road Dog) Post #: 8

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/14/2011 11:54:10 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline * Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 9

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/15/2011 12:12:42 AM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Here's one of the recipe's for it,...in fact, they still make a version, and I use it occasionally. Boeli's Cephalic Snuff consists of 2 drachms valerian, 2 drachms snuff, 3 drops oil of lavender, 3 drops oil of marjoram; mix. This is said to relieve the eyes as well as the head. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 10

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/15/2011 12:54:40 AM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Here's another pic from "The Manhatten Well Diggers" site... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 11

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/15/2011 9:50:12 AM    earlyglasscollector   Posts: 52 Joined: 9/28/2004 Status: offline Yes, certainly an American example, but I've never seen a clear glass before, usually aqua. The English ones are usually ultra, ultra crude and quite dark, some even mid green. Jerry has some excellent examples of these so I'll leave it to him to post those. I do however have a contents example just for a bit of fun, if anyone wants to try some real early 19th C cephalic snuff? It is an American version... ...hooray, got th eimage thing working again! egc _____________________________ www.earlyglass.com (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 12

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/15/2011 5:07:28 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: offline Joe great information thank you,Rory dittos,Jerry could you post your True Cephalick snuff bottles from your collection on here.I would like to see the early British versions. Thanks Steve _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to earlyglasscollector) Post #: 13

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/16/2011 10:11:21 AM    earlyglasscollector   Posts: 52 Joined: 9/28/2004 Status: offline Jerry seems to be away from here, so I'll put this pic up. I think it might be his anyway, sorry Jerry, just keeping the flow going, but here are some deffo English Cephalic snuffs. they are lovely and crude..... egc   www.earlyglass.com _____________________________ www.earlyglass.com (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 14

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/16/2011 10:14:39 AM    earlyglasscollector   Posts: 52 Joined: 9/28/2004 Status: offline ...and here's a giant one that my mate John has.... ...well you got to laugh a bit as well... egc  www.earlyglass.com _____________________________ www.earlyglass.com (in reply to earlyglasscollector) Post #: 15

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/16/2011 10:18:50 AM    earlyglasscollector   Posts: 52 Joined: 9/28/2004 Status: offline ...back to serious, you will see how the earlier examples have a taper. Many are so heavily pontilled they do not stand, and some are dark enough to be called green. The very nice example on the right has that thin walled blown into the embossing aspect which is delightful. Interesting how similar though the latest example on the right is similar to American made...unless perhaps???? C'mon Jerry... egc  www.earlyglass.com _____________________________ www.earlyglass.com (in reply to earlyglasscollector) Post #: 16

RE: TRUE CEPHALICK SNUFF BY THE KINGS PATENT. - 2/17/2011 6:12:24 AM    deepbluedigger   Posts: 594 Joined: 1/12/2006 From: Yorkshire, England Status: offline Also only just found this thread. Asleep at the wheel. Those three snuffs are John Aults. I only have one, an English one with lip damage, almost identical to the centre one of the trio. Several of that type, including mine, turned up in the Sittingbourne sea wall dump in Kent, England, in the 1970s - 80s. I dont have any more info about the medicine than is already posted in this thread as I haven't researched it yet. THere are some very nice US versions of the bottle around though, including some very heavily embossed. Almost as though the heavy embossing had been deliberately copied as part of the style or brand of the bottle. _____________________________ www.diggersdiary.co.uk (in reply to earlyglasscollector) Post #: 17

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