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Title: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: mcgrubors on July 04, 2014, 12:28:01 pm: Hi,

A friend gave me this antique bottle of hydrogen peroxide. As you can see from the photos, the bottle was produced by the T. Eaton Drug co. in the 1910s (see copyright label in 1913). Knowing absolutely nothing in antique bottles, I seek your help in evaluating this object.

Thank you and kind regards,

L.
Title: Re: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: mcgrubors on July 04, 2014, 12:40:31 pm: Here are my pictures

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/823/ivgf.png) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/ivgf.png/)

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/855/5wyt.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/5wyt.jpg/)

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/842/tgy00.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/tgy00.jpg/)
Title: Re: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: mart on July 04, 2014, 02:22:50 pm: Is that a metal screw cap ??
Title: Re: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: mcgrubors on July 04, 2014, 03:47:49 pm: No, it's a plastic screw cap.
Title: Re: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: mart on July 04, 2014, 08:47:53 pm: Then its most likely a reproduction bottle !! Bakelite which was the first commercially produced plastic,,at least as far as I know,,wasn`t used until 1927 !! Some companies often reproduce these bottles at anniversaries to celebrate so many years in business ect !! That may be what you have !! The label looks too new to be of 1910 vintage !!
Title: Re: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: mcgrubors on July 05, 2014, 03:29:02 pm: Thank you for your reply. So my bottle does not have a great value?
Title: Re: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: mart on July 05, 2014, 03:58:14 pm: I don`t think so but you might get some other opinions !! Perhaps someone else will chime in here !!
Title: Re: Evaluation of an old pharmaceutical bottle
Post by: rockandrollrods on July 09, 2014, 12:56:11 am: Like Mart said, it looks to be newer with the label being in such good condition, and the cap being plastic. I had an incident a couple of years ago with a glass bottle of DDT and the plastic cap breaking on me when I was moving a milk crate of chemicals. My hand was numb for a while. What I quickly learned is that while the bottle was glass and looked quite old, that plastic cap was a dead giveaway that it was closer to the 1960s or 1970s in age.