Leg Bone

deepwoods · Mar 28, 2004

I have seen references in a few places to a leg bone shaped poison bottle does anyone know if these actually exist- or is this as Im beginning to suspect, a bottle 'urban legend'?
J.D

Maine Digger · Mar 28, 2004

I think someone is 'pulling your leg' [

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Gunsmoke47 · Mar 28, 2004

J.D. This pic is from Cecil Munsey's "Illustrated Guide To Collecting Bottles" It states a PATENT was granted to Edward M. Cone of Newark New Jersey on Oct. 17 1893. So the idea was there, it just doesn't state whether or not it ever came to pass. Hope this helps, Kelley

deepwoods · Mar 28, 2004

Youre just too quick for me Norm!- But seriously, Ive read references to these in at least a couple of books, including one wherein it said, and I paraphrase,"poison bottles were made in odd shapes in order to be easily identified, yadda yadda ..and some shaped like leg bones" - This confusion may possibly have started based on patent drawings of bottles
which were never actually made.

Maine Digger · Mar 28, 2004

Can you imagine finding a bottle that looked like one of those Gunsmoke posted? I'd think I died and gone to heaven[

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deepwoods · Mar 28, 2004

Thanks Kelley- I was reasonably sure I didnt hallucinate that - although I did go through the 60s, but thats another story. I have a feeling those bottles were never made- Ive seen alot of bottles and a fair no. of collections but Ive never seen one of those.

deepwoods · Mar 31, 2004

Now Kaw- Dont go thinking defeatist..Youre sounding like me on bad day. Im convinced that digging and finding is about 90% in the 'hands of the powers that be'- you can spend all day digging a spot filled with tantalizing fragments and find everthing broken including the marbles, or you can be like a friend of mine who pulled over to 'use the bushes' out in the country, spotted a blue gleam under some leaves, and pulled out a "Henions Cure for Malaria"- check that one in the book sometime.

ncpoisonman · Jul 25, 2004

Corrected. I signed up and mispelled poison. This will be my nick name from now one.

ncpoisonman · Jul 25, 2004

A "hollow stick" made of pottery and labeled as poision?

I guess if that were true it would be worth even more money than if it were a bottle huh?

Seriously its a bottle.

ncpoisonman · Jul 25, 2004

Here is a bottom shot of the bottle. You can see it has smooth feet from previous wear as it has been standing previously before it was discarded.

Do you suppose this could have been a prototype sent to various drug stores for possible ordering?

Believe it or not this is a genuine dump find.

Any information on this bottle greatly appreciated.

Thanks
ncpoisionman

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