Historical information

This bottle was bought at a chemist either locally or in a large city on a shopping expedition. The embossing pattern indicates that the contents are poisonous. Bottles changed - shape, size, seal, use and embossing

Significance

Historical: Change in bottles - colour of glass, embossing, shape, size and use
Aesthetic: Display showing embossing, shape, size, seal

Physical description

Opaque brown glass bottle with 6 sides. The front is wide, the 2 end sides and back side are short with the 2 adjoining longer sides coming out at 45 degrees. The sides at 45 degrees have heavy embossing of rows of crosses and the back side has heavily embossed print in capital letters read sideways from the top of the bottle to the bottom. The sides taper quickly to a short neck and then opening. The bottle has a brown screw top lid with embossed sides. The bottle is empty. A label has been sticky taped onto the front.

Inscriptions & markings

Back: "Not to be Taken"
Base: 'F 1158' and '856' along the edge
Label: "Caution / Not to be Taken / Gentian Violet Solution / 2 % / For external Use - Only