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What is the age of this poison? - 8/8/2010 10:08:34 PM    bawtils   Posts: 28 Joined: 5/17/2009 Status: offline I was wondering how old this bottle would be? Thanks! Post #: 1

RE: What is the age of this poison? - 8/8/2010 10:37:22 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9282 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online Some of those go up into machine made era,...can't tell for sure but yours might have a tooled lip,...perhaps 1890's to 1900ish. _____________________________ 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 bawtils) Post #: 2

RE: What is the age of this poison? - 8/8/2010 10:41:48 PM    bawtils   Posts: 28 Joined: 5/17/2009 Status: offline It came out of a TOC hole. I did not know that numbers were used at that time. What is the company? (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 3

RE: What is the age of this poison? - 8/8/2010 10:43:27 PM    bawtils   Posts: 28 Joined: 5/17/2009 Status: offline Let me clarify, I did not realize that the use of numbers on that bottom of the bottles were used that early. And yes it is a tooled lip. (in reply to bawtils) Post #: 4

RE: What is the age of this poison? - 8/8/2010 10:47:39 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9282 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online Well,...It could be up into the 1910's-teens,...but maybe Wyeth?, I'm really not a poison expert. Just an educated guess. Doh!,...you meant "E.L & Co," sorry,...don't know. < Message edited by JOETHECROW -- 8/8/2010 10:49:09 PM > _____________________________ 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 bawtils) Post #: 5

RE: What is the age of this poison? - 8/9/2010 5:52:16 AM    epackage Posts: 7445 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline I would think it's for Eli Lilly & Company...... _____________________________ Paterson NJ Bottles I Want Them! AKA Contest Winner ! R.I.P. Lobeycat Last Login 5/21/2011 2:16:48 AM R.I.P. 808 50th State Last Login 5/17/2011 2:44:53 PM R.I.P. Bearswede Last Login 11/9/2010 9:13:49 (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 6

RE: What is the age of this poison? - 8/9/2010 6:42:30 AM    Poison_Us   Posts: 2801 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline It's a KV-1  and that is correct,  Eli Lilly is the maker.  Still in business today.  It was designed and patented in 1906.  So I don't repeat a lot of info, you can read a bit about this bottler here: http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/The-Common-KV-1%2C-actually-worth-something%25/m-259585/tm.htm _____________________________ 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 epackage) Post #: 7

RE: What is the age of this poison? - 8/9/2010 11:37:46 PM    bawtils   Posts: 28 Joined: 5/17/2009 Status: offline Great help! Thanks! -Dan (in reply to Poison_Us) Post #: 8

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