Thanks David [:)]
I think the one with the crack might be an apothecary jar. On a messaage board here in UK someone said that the Rd 574984 is a registered design number assigned to Weiss & Biheller Ltd on 12 December 1910. So I will try and find some info on them, never heard of them before...
Hi [:)]
Does anyone know what these are?
This one has something on the bottom but I cant make it out, it looks like C S & something?
https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/TopsyCat/bottle1.jpg
https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/TopsyCat/bottle1bum.jpg
This one is quite big...
Oops forgot to put link to new listing:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Late-1700s-Early-1800s-Chemists-Black-Glass-Bottle_W0QQitemZ6260754072QQcategoryZ69601QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Thank you tncgal [:)]
I posted on a couple of message boards months ago to try and find out what was written on the underneath of this little thing, no-one knew but we did have a few guesses [:D],
Thanks ever so much, Sarah [:)]
Hi, Anyone have any ideas on what this says? I thought it was Duff (as in Homer Simpsons favourite beer [:D]).
https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/TopsyCat/Picturesebay.jpg
This is what the thing looks like:
https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b171/TopsyCat/jug.jpg
Its only about...
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Ive just relisted the amended listing for the chemists bottle. Fingers crossed its not too awful. Had real trouble with the pictures (and description). If anyone can see anything wrong with it or any improvements I can make that would be great...
Thanks woody [:)] I thought when I saw it, hmm why isnt that stopper black? [:D] but it does fit it quite well. I quite like the stopper - its got a lovely big airbubble in it.
[:)] Sarah
Hi woody [:)]
I think it does have wear like the stopper. My great aunt can remember it from she was little with the same glass stopper. If its not original then it has been with it a very long time.
Thanks, Sarah [:)]
Hi [:)]
This is the other Pharmacy bottle I mentioned in the other thead. It about the same height as the one I have, but the bulbous part of it is bigger and the neck is shorter and a bit more tapered than the other one. It has a glass stopper, but there is no writing on the bottle. I held...
Hi everyone [:)]
Had another helpful reply from my emailing frenzy yesterday:
Yes it is a pharmacy bottle. These were stored in the shop and contained various preparation to concoct drugs for dispensing. They were both practical items and to give an impressive appearance to shop interiors...
Hi Sean,
I said no to the offer from the other bidder. I told him I was going to list it again for the same start price [:D]. I had email back saying he would try bidding again [:)].
Ive being doing some research about where it came from now too. It was from an attic in a local chemist in...
Im just trying to get the wording ready for my new listing, is this a big air bubble, there is another one like that except a bit smaller about 4cm away too. Would a big air bubble in black glass make it look a different colour? The one in the piccy is 2cm long. Thank you [:)]...
Hiya, only me again [:)]
Just wanted to let you know that Ive just had a reply from one of the people I emailed earlier about the bottle. It was a wine and black glass person who has confirmed that this is a Pharmacy Bottle, she said they are quite hard to date because they stayed the same...
Hi Sean,
Ive just cancelled the bids and taken the listing off. I emailed the other bidder too just to say sorry and that I had found the crack and wanted to do a new listing. Tempted to pop it up the attic in a corner behind loads of boxes [:D] . I will try and do something with the photos...
Hi Sean,[:)]
If it was a knock from the outside wouldnt I be able to feel it? Its smooth on the outside. Theres no ridge or roughness there at all, I put my nail over it too and nothing there. Do you think that because the glass is so thick it hasnt come through all the way? But then if it...
Hi me again [:)]
Ive just been having another look at the little knock? It cant be felt on the outside at all. Do you think it was done when it was made as it seems to be inside the bottle?
Thanks Sarah[:)]
Hi Sean [:)]
Ive just been trying to take photos of this darn bottle without much success [:(]. Tried outdoors and indoors. This bottle is so reflective its driving me nuts. Gonna have one more go in the shade outside then I'll try and pick the best out of a bad bunch [:D]. One thing I...
Hi, just a quick query on photographs for the listing - I'm able to take some today we've got sunshine [:)]. Is it better to take them outside in direct sunlight or in the shade? Many thanks, Sarah [:)]
p.s. I posted my query about this bottle on an ebay board, when I posted the one on here...