My first and only Skull and Crossbones poison. Tincture of Iodine from the first half of the 20th century. Rubber stopper and glass rod applicator still within. Found in the fall of 2021.
This is an early-mid 20th century Tincture of Iodine bottle. As you can see it features the titular skull and crossbones that once instilled fear in all those who saw it. Found in fall of 2021.
Found this midget bottle a while ago. Have always wondered what was in it. Of course, it’s unmarked so I’ll never know EXACTLY what was in it. It’s around 1.5 inches tall, found in Georgian Bay Area.
My grand parents both recently past and I moved into their home. Bless them both but they kept everything. Including anything glass. I now have hundreds of mostly unidentified bottles. Everything from odd medicines and soda to a "poison bottle". Forgive me and my ignorance while i post these...
So a friend brought me this beautiful cobalt blue bottle labeled "POISON" that has these triangle tablets in it. Google search lead me to this forum. I'm hoping someone can tell me something about 1) the bottle and 2) what is in it.
I took a few pictures:
I'd appreciate any information...
On a recent excursion I found this clear hobnail bottle that is different from any other bottles in my collection. Most of the time I only find these bottles in pieces. It is about 6 5/8 inches tall and has the Owens-Illinois diamond and O entwined with an I in center. To the left of it is a 7...
Just dug this today and was hoping one of y'all can give me some history info and maybe an accurate-ish value of this poison embossed bottle from the owl drug co?
The bottle says:
" THE CONTENTS OF THIS IS POISON!
THE TEXAS Cotton Worm Destroyer
Patented May 19, 1874. No. 151,078.
DIRECTIONS:- Dissolve the contents of this bottle in one barrel
(say 42 gallons), of cold water and apply to the plant. When convenient,
it is preferable to use it late in the...