mctaggart67
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Most Canadian poison bottles are variants of the irregular hexagon, or "Canadian Coffins," as we call them in Canada. This bottle belongs to the first wave of Canadian Coffins, which were distributed by the Beaver Flint Glass Company, Toronto (BFG Co. T) but probably manufactured by the Diamond Flint Glass Company. These Beaver Flints are almost exact replicas of English Lewis and Towers patent poisons, suggesting that Beaver Flint either ripped off the design (unlikely, given the strong links between British and Canadian civil courts at the time) or had some sort of agreement to use the design in Canada. They come in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8-ounce sizes, with or without the word "POISON" embossed on the front side panel, and range in colour from very light cobalt, verging on cornflower, to very dark cobalt, with a hint of a purplish tinge.