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We had to revisit this for an update to all those still having questions regarding this bottle. Just got off the phone with our go-to expert (Thank you Jerry, always a pleasure talking with you)

As noted above, the article from Mike Dickman back in '06 regarding this bottle, contained laudanum. The shape of the bottle was a warning of not that it was a poison, but to use caution as there is potential overdose from the product. The same goes for the KH-26/27 I have mentioned before in a previous post about those 2 bottles (though they contained a laxative)

Now, Jerry has 2 of these bottles with labels. These note not laudanum, but Quinine Sulfate, a treatment for Malaria. Again, the shape was of a warning that there is a potential of an overdose if not taken correctly. It was not a poison.

Still, a nice bottle regardless and will still be referred to many as the KT-14. There is a larger size of this bottle as well and are very hard to find.
 

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NICE INFO STEPHEN!! NEVER SAW A LARGE SIZE...THAT WOULD BE COOL... POST ONE IF YOU EVER COME ACROSS ONE...I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE EMBOSSING ON THESE BOTTLES...JAMIE
 

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I will if I find one...but yesterday was the first I have heard of them and Jerry is the only one I now know to have one. Joan (our editor) had one, but recently broke it, so now she is on the hunt for a replacement as well.
 

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I enjoy this talkI learn a lot and absorb the knowlege. I mature much faster. as well as those around me. Thankyou thankyou thankyou
 

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I once dug 16 of those little jewels in the same spot. Some of them are a deep dark purpleish color which I would assume makes them more valuable and desireable to collectors. They were all corkers, in the same small size as the one here. I have only seen the larger size in a bottle show in Metarie, La. I think mine all say Patent Applied for and none have poison on them. Hope this helps, Marvin
 

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