Accession No

5244.178

Brief Description

bottle, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s

Origin

Maker

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1959

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

268mm (height), 120mm (diameter)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

"POISON" moulded onto the top of the bottle in two places near the neck.
Sticker with "the quality electrolyte" written on it, with the top missing. Suspect missing word says "Goldtail" or "Goldsail".
"60" moulded on bottom.

Description Notes

Bottle, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. A large blue cylindrical bottle with a narrow neck and ridges around most of the bottle sides. Front of bottle is flat for a worn sticker stating "the quality electrolyte" with the top missing. Part of a word can be seen on missing part of the sticker, possibly reading "Goldtail" or "Goldsail". The top of the bottle has the word "POISON" moulded in two places opposite each other. Bottom of the bottle has "60" moulded on it'

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