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Unopened old poison bottle - 9/25/2007 1:17:17 AM    Jacoby   Posts: 3 Joined: 9/25/2007 Status: offline I am new to this forum, but I see there is much knowledge here. I am in the antique business and see quite a few bottles in my travels, but I have always ignored them due to my lack of knowledge. I have recently decided to start learning more about about bottles, since I see so many. I recently found this unopened poison bottle. This bottle is 3-1/4" tall, and has three sides, two of which are marked "POISON", and one side is blank. The bottle is full of triangular-shaped tablets with a wad of cotton between the cork and tablets. Any information about the tablets would be appreciated. Also, is an unopened bottle a rare find? What is the bottle worth? Thank you. < Message edited by Jacoby -- 9/25/2007 1:21:56 AM > Post #: 1

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 9/25/2007 1:32:48 AM    Jim Posts: 2224 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Nice find, Kevin. Welcome to the forum! What you have is a KT-9 poison bottle. They come embossed with POISON/ POISON, POISON/ TRILOIDS or POISON/ TRILETS. One like yours with the contents and cork label should be worth $15-20. They are fairly common as poisons go, but I like them and they appeal to people with their bright color and strong embossing. The tablets are corrosive sublimate antiseptics, also known as mercury bichloride. It is NASTY stuff that can cause chemical burns and is deadly if ingested. Originally, the tablets were dissolved in water to make an antiseptic solution, but they are very strong in pure, undiluted form. The best thing to do is to leave that thing corked, and to warn others to do the same. Thanks for sharing your find, I love poison bottles! ~Jim < Message edited by Jim -- 9/25/2007 1:37:27 AM > _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. (in reply to Jacoby) Post #: 2

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 9/25/2007 2:07:14 AM    Jacoby   Posts: 3 Joined: 9/25/2007 Status: offline Thanks Jim! I'll keep looking for more bottles! (in reply to Jim) Post #: 3

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 1/25/2008 8:08:52 PM    saphireblue Posts: 179 Joined: 1/24/2008 From: Pennsylvania Status: offline Poison bottles are by far my favorite bottles.  Unfortunately I only own 2 of em.  A small amber one with poison embossed on it and a vapo-cresolene.  I would be scared of the unopened poison bottles.  LOL  Some of the poisons made back then (shrudders) rat poison and such.  That stuff kills ya even by exposure. (in reply to Jacoby) Post #: 4

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 1/25/2008 8:11:58 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3295 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline Did you buy this recently, because that is the spitting image of the one i sold 3-4 years ago. _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UR4bS-d9G0&feature=related ..|. (in reply to saphireblue) Post #: 5

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 1/25/2008 9:42:21 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4486 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline The William Warner company was huge and made numerous products. Its a somewhat common bottle but its pretty cool with the sticker on the top. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 6

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 1/30/2008 9:50:50 AM    Whisperingwinds   Posts: 211 Joined: 10/24/2006 Status: offline Pretty bottle,   Hey how can one tell when a bottle is K9? I have more cobalt and posions in cobalt, than Carter has pills and I dont know how to figure the year and type...any ideas?   ww (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 7

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 1/30/2008 7:05:42 PM    Jim Posts: 2224 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline Sherry, The numbers come from Rudy Kuhn's Poison Bottle Workbooks. There are two volumes. It is the best reference material for poison bottles. The books can be hard to find, but they do come up on eBay once in a while. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. (in reply to Whisperingwinds) Post #: 8

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 1/30/2008 7:13:55 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3295 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline I think you can still get copies through his wife. Drop her a line and inquire.... Terry Kuhn 3954 Perie Lane San Jose, CA 95132 _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UR4bS-d9G0&feature=related ..|. (in reply to Jim) Post #: 9

RE: Unopened old poison bottle - 2/2/2008 4:04:31 PM    cracked bottle   Posts: 33 Joined: 10/4/2006 From: Ellicott City MD Status: offline I recently ordered the two volumes from Terry.  She was very helpful. Marc (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 10

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