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Treasure Hunting
Treasure, Coin and Relic
Bottles from the past
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<blockquote data-quote="bbrook" data-source="post: 495705" data-attributes="member: 6015"><p>#1 is a ink bottle , the ledges on the sides are to rest your pen on (commonly known as a "cabin ink " ) , 2 could be a medicine bottle and 3 was some kind of poison , the color , odd shape and embossed sides were to warn illiterate people and also to make them recognizable in the dark . There were many cases of poisonings in victorian times , some accidental , some pretty suss !</p><p></p><p>thanks Brett</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbrook, post: 495705, member: 6015"] #1 is a ink bottle , the ledges on the sides are to rest your pen on (commonly known as a "cabin ink " ) , 2 could be a medicine bottle and 3 was some kind of poison , the color , odd shape and embossed sides were to warn illiterate people and also to make them recognizable in the dark . There were many cases of poisonings in victorian times , some accidental , some pretty suss ! thanks Brett [/QUOTE]
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