Historical information

This bottle was bought at a chemist shop either locally or at a bigger city on a shopping expedition. The lattice pattern was used for poisonous contents. It was sealed with a cork.

Significance

Historical: Bottles changed in size, seal and use.
Aesthetic: Display showing embossing, shape and size of the bottle

Physical description

Round, amber bottle with small neck and sealed with a broken cork. Heavily embossed with lattice design covering one side of the bottle above which and at the shoulder of the bottle is embossed print in capital letters. On the back at the shoulder of the bottle is embossed 'poison'.

Inscriptions & markings

Front: 'Not To Be Taken"
Back: "Poison"
Base: "L 670" above "M' in the middle and "A" with 'G' and 'M' inside the "A" (common seal) underneath