I am definitely not an expert here, but to me this is not a KV-1. Without the defining hobnails or poison embossing, perhaps eli lily produced this bottle as a nonpoisonous med.Longhunter said:BUT... here is the rub.Is this considered a KV-1?It has no POISON embossing and no HOBNAILS on the corners. Still, it has all the other characteristics. It is 4" tall.
Jerry- Have you ever seen an example of this bottle with a label? Would that be the way to definitively state whether or not the contents were poisonous? I am guessing yes because the only other documentation would be a patent on the bottle design, and those do not tell of contents. I love discussions like these [8D] Mikejerry2143 said:I ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OF THE KV-1's WITH THE HOBNAILS ON THREE CORNERS BUT NOT EMBOSSED POISON ON EITHER SIDE PANEL. I HAVE A 2, 2 1/2, 2 3/4, 4, 4 7/8, 6 1/4 AND 8 1/4 INCH SIZES. I HAVE ONLY SEEN A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE BOTTLE PICTURED ABOVE. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING POISON BOTTLES SINCE 1972 AND HAVE SEEN THIS EXAMPLE IN THE 4 INCH SIZE ONLY. I TRULY BELEIVE THAT IT IS MADE BY ELI LILLY COMPANY AND WAS MADE TOO HOLD A POISONOUS CONTENT. MAYBE THE RING AROUNG THE NECK WAS TOO SIGNIFY ONE PARTICULAR POISONOUS CONTENT AND IT WAS DISCONTINUED SHORTLY AFTER BEING DESIGNED. iT WAS PROBABLY MADE AROUND THE SAME TIME THEY WENT TOO MAKING THEIR BOTTLES WITHOUT THE WORD "POISON" TOO SAVE MANUFACTURING COST. THE PAPER LABEL ON THE ROUNDED PANEL WOULD HAVE IDENTIFIED THE CONTENTS OF THE BOTTLE. EVERYONE HAS THEIR ON OPINION. I PERSONALLY BELEIVE IT IS A KV-1 VARIANT BY ELI LILLY COMPANY AND WILL CLASSIFY IT AS A POISON BOTTLE UNTIL SOMEONE CAN PROVE DIFFERENTLY!!i jERRY2143