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Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 7/29/2005 7:48:04 PM    curious4afriend   Posts: 5 Joined: 7/29/2005 From: Virginia Status: offline I just found out my new officemate collects antique bottles and I remembered one we found in our yard about 20 years ago. I am thinking of giving it to her as a little gift, but I thought I would do a little research on the internet first. I believe it to be a poison bottle. It is medium cobalt blue, 2-1/2 inches high, with a latticework or diamond-quilted pattern, The bottom is smooth and embossed with "WT & CO" with a "2" under that. I understand that it is probably made by "Whitehall-Tatum & Co", probably 1870-1935.... This is fascinating stuff! I just might have to keep the thing for myself and start a new hobbie! Can anyone tell me more about this little bottle? Thanks! < Message edited by curious4afriend -- 9/11/2005 4:44:25 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 7/29/2005 10:29:55 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1160 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline Hey Curious, you are correct in that it is a poision and also that it is a Whitehall Tatum. A picture would help us all if you can post one. Poisions are highly collected and though you probably couldn't take a cruise on what you could sell it for, it's not going to be your average $2.00 bottle either! Check the side seams and see if they go all the way through the lip or stop just under it. This will let you know if it is pre 1903-1910 or post. Hope this helps, Kelley (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 2

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 7/30/2005 2:02:57 PM    curious4afriend   Posts: 5 Joined: 7/29/2005 From: Virginia Status: offline The seams stop under the lip; the lip is smooth all the way around. Also, the is a smooth area on the bottle where it looks like a label might have been. Here's a photo I just took. Thanks for your time! Attachment (1) (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 3

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 7/30/2005 2:07:50 PM    curious4afriend   Posts: 5 Joined: 7/29/2005 From: Virginia Status: offline Despite the appearance on the photo - the seam runs up and down along the side of the smooth area, not in the center of the photo (must be reflection). I'm pretty good with a digital camera, but it took me about a dozen shots to get a decent one of this little bottle. (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 4

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 7/30/2005 3:27:05 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1160 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline Very nice poision Curious. I would date that bottle 1890's. I don't collect poisions but maybe someone who does will read this and be able to tell you exactly what you have. I have seen poisions like that sell on Ebay in the $20.00 range. Again, a collector will be able to give you a better value range. It would be a great gift for your friend, or a great start for you in this fascinating hobby. Good luck, Kelley (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 5

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 7/30/2005 4:58:50 PM    curious4afriend   Posts: 5 Joined: 7/29/2005 From: Virginia Status: offline Hi, Kelley - thanks for your interest and replies. I'm undecided what to do with it now since this has been so enjoyable. My officemate is a college student who will be graduating next spring... maybe I will think about it until then - ha ha! (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 6

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 7/31/2005 6:50:48 PM    Toxic_Waste   Posts: 60 Joined: 5/24/2005 Status: offline Hi Curious, You have a pretty neat bottle there. I collect mostly antique poison bottles (with a few opium and medicine ones, if they are tiny and unusual) plus antique ink bottles. I got one poison bottle like yours, with a label and a cork, off ebay and paid about $38.00 for it. It is nice that you considered giving yours away, but I bet you will have a great time keeping it and using it as the base of a starter collection, especially since it came from your own yard. That makes it more special. < Message edited by Toxic_Waste -- 7/31/2005 7:06:59 PM > (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 7

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 8/8/2005 10:19:16 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3768 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: online Hi Curious, that is a classic poison. Diamond and Lattice. They come in 7 or 8 sizes. Yours is the second smallest I believe and a little less common than the next five sizes up. They came with multi pointed stoppers which read poison on the front and back. I sold a set of these on Ebay about a year ago. Yout bottle would be a little smaller than the one on the right. These are my personal favorites when it comes to poisons. There affordable and just plain look great. Your's is worth about $40 maybe a bit more. Attachment (1) (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 8

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 9/11/2005 4:42:48 PM    curious4afriend   Posts: 5 Joined: 7/29/2005 From: Virginia Status: offline Well, it's over... Much as I considered starting a collection with this little darlin', I did indeed give it to my young officemate. Afterall, I have had it in my possesion for nearly 20 years. She was absolutely delighted - tickled to death with it, so I am very happy with my decision. That's not to say that I won't be looking at flea market bottles with a new eye now. I even printed out this little log to give to her with the bottle. By the way the bottle did have a tiny little chip in the top of the lip. Thanks for all the interest! (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 9

RE: Tiny blue poison WT & CO 2 - 9/11/2005 8:51:22 PM    Gunsmoke47 Posts: 1160 Joined: 12/29/2003 From: TEXAS Status: offline Well Curious, congratulations! I bet she was happy! If someone gave me a poision like that I know I would be. I hope both of you continue in the hobby one way or the other. Anybody who digs for bottles knows what a head rush that is. But if you opt to just collect, it is still rewarding and you are still a part of preserving a piece of history that will never be duplicated. (Try as they might with repro's). Sincerely, Kelley (in reply to curious4afriend) Post #: 10

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