ever produced?

[deacon_frost]

came across this patent for a poison bottle and was just wondering if it ever seen the light of day? i know the coffin style has and was wondering about the other one? also gonna ask a dumb newbie question but what were the poisons generally used for?

 

[JOETHECROW]

Cool pic,...The coffin on the right looks a lot like wheaton's fantasy poison bottle,...I'm not a poison collector, but I know coffin styles were produced,..but in that likeness?

 

[cowseatmaize]

Apparently in pottery. LETTER FROM POISONLAND

 

[Poison_Us]

Yup, yup, and yup...
The Wheaton would have to be looked up. Will have to check the actual patent to see when it was granted. If it was an early patent, no it was never produced and Wheaton took it to make their "collectibles" as it probably expired/never made.

I have never seen the Bone one in that form...just Jerry's and it is a bit different that the patent drawing. But who knows.

Good digging, Cows...I always enjoy Dickman's articles.

 

[JOETHECROW]

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[deacon_frost]

thanks to all for the info, that pottery poison bottle is killer and the article was an interesting read

 

[cowseatmaize]

If it was an early patent, no it was never produced and Wheaton took it to make their "collectibles"

Check back if you find it. They've been around a while and it would be interesting if they actually owned the patent from the beginning. Imagine some clerical worker pulling it out 70's years later and saying, "Hey, let's add this to the new series".

 

[Poison_Us]

Well, according to the image Decon put up, that was granted in 1890. Now Wheaton has been around since 1888 (founded date), but they made legitimate bottles back then. Wasn't until the Grandson took over that we got these "collectibles" That is a very good possibility...need to find that entire patent page to know.

 

[Poison_Us]

Well, that wasnt hard....

Patened Sept. 9th, 1890 by Charles P. Booth, who I think designed several, the name sounds familiar.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=PGoEAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=coffin++bottle&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#v=onepage&q=coffin%20%20bottle&f=false

Now, he did live in NJ area... need some more snooping to find out who he worked for back then.

 

[cowseatmaize]

This is from Cecil Munsey's book.