Hello all,It's been a while since I got anything new so I thought I would post my new find.I just acquired a KT-8 with a nice label, cork and the tablets still inside.Here she is:
One sure thing about ebay.... there are good sellers and BAD sellers. Also, educate yourself on the current values of bottles and you might be able to save yourself some $$.I have several cracked or bruised bottles in my collection. BUT, I am happy with them until that perfect example comes...
Stephen, my example above has no embossing on it anywhere that I can see. Not even a faint mark. Just smooth glass. Here is another pic with it laying in between 2 true KV-1s for comparison.[attachment=004.JPG]
Thanks Stephen..... I guess I opted for the bug bottles so I could expand my collection without getting into the HIGH DOLLAR bottles at this time. I (like you) have other things going on and pulling at my "play money". I just figured I would just stay away from the embalming fluid bottles and...
BUT... here is the rub.Is this considered a KV-1?It has no POISON embossing and no HOBNAILS on the corners. Still, it has all the other characteristics. It is 4" tall.
I picked up this bottle at the antique store a couple of days ago. It is 3 1/4" tall screw top. I assume it might have been an iodine bottle (maybe). The shape is SIMILAR to the KO-3 iodine bottle. It has a rounded front with 3 flat back panels. On the center back panel there is a large dot at...
I have really enjoyed collecting poisons.
The ones I like the most are the ones with the cork, label and contents inside. Some of the "pills" are even coffin shaped LOL