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12 Antique & Vintage Apothecary Tins, Bottle, Tubes & Packets
$150 Negotiable
12 packets, tins, tubes and a bottle for apothecary substances as follows (including individual prices which are not negotiable individually and don't include postage):
1. Waxed cardboard box (130 x 82 x 42mm) of 9 Morton Seidlitz Powder packets (70 x 35 x 10mm each). Made by C. E. Morton Ltd. in London between 1912-1940s as a laxative and digestion aid when mixed with water. ($20);
2. 120 x 40 x 37mm box containing a metal and plastic tube of 3/4 ounces of De Witt's Catarrhal Cream. The tube is 120mm long with a 35mm wide base and a 24mm white plastic pointed nozzle cover and is either full or almost full. Made by De Witt & Co. Pty. Ltd. in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1940-50s. A sticker on the box indicates it was bought from Cowes Pharmacy for 3 shillings and sixpence - there is a Cowes Pharmacy on Phillip Island. 2 closing flaps missing from the box at one end. ($12);
3. 105 x 55 x 20mm cardboard packet (covered in protective plastic wrap) of 10 Ammonia Inhalants, each containing 6 minims (0.37cc) and 36% alcohol used to revive a person who has lost consciousness. Made in 1920s by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. (USA) Inc. in New York. Instructions are on the back. In very good condition due to the protective plastic. ($30);
4. Small brown glass bottle (60 x 20 x 20mm) with cork cap and 60% label intact of Eckersley's Mentholine. There is about a quarter of the dark liquid left. The bottle has "ECKERSLEY'S MENTHOLINE" embossed one one side and "MADE IN JAPAN" embossed on the other side. The mentholine was made by Eckersley's in Melbourne between about 1900 and 1906 for use in treating colds, sinus and bronchial problems. ($15);
5. 74mm long plastic tube for Check-Em-Quick breath freshener and sore throat soothing tablets. Formerly called Cure-Em-Quick for "tackling that tickle" as the intact label states. Made by A.W. Allen's Ltd, Aust. in 1950-60s. ($5);
6. 60mm diameter, 18mm high metal tin for Thar's Antiseptic Poultice Ointment. Tin unopened but feel it's empty; spotty rust all over; some fading of top label; and directions for use on bottom. Made by Thar's Chemical Co. Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne in 1930-40s for relief of pimples, piles, eczema and bad legs. ($20);
7. 45mm diameter by 18mm high small flat tin of 9/16 ounces of Nixoderm, an antiseptic ointment for itchy skin, rashes and ringworm. The tin is about 1/3 full of white ointment. Made in South Melbourne for The Knox (Canberra) Drug Co in 1930-40s. This company was registered in Canberra in 1937. There is a little spotty wearing of the green enamelling and a smudge of something on the lid but it's otherwise in good condition. ($16);
8. Two metal tubes (92 and 93mm long by 18mm diameter) for 20 Dequadin Lozenges. The older tube has 11 whole lozenges remaining and the newer tin is empty. The older tin (1940-50s) was made by Glaxo-Allenburys (Australia) Pty. Ltd. with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. The more recent tin was made by Allen & Hanburys (Asia) Ltd with offices in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. The lozenges are for mouth and throat infections. The tins are in very good condition. ($16);
9. 77 x 62 x 16mm hinged metal tin for Nyal Huskeys Antiseptic Throat Pastilles for husky voice coughs, hoarseness and tickling throat. Made by Nyal Co. Sydney in 1930-40s. Tin is in fair condition with spotty rust on lid; almost all gold coloured enamelling on base gone; in need of careful cleaning. ($8);
10. 105 x 50 x 18mm hinged metal tin for Throat Jubes "for singers, public speakers, the clergy & lay public" and for "sore throat, tonsillitis, catarrh, bronchitis & coughs & colds generally". The tin is empty. It was dispensed by Geo. L. Urquhart, a Grafton chemist in the 1910s. Tin has spotty rust all over; faded enamelling on to; but in good condition for it's plus 100 year age. ($16); and
11. 67 x 33 x 9mm small flat hinged metal tin for Eumenthol Jujubes made by Hudson's Eumenthol Chemical Co. Pty. Ltd. in 1930s in Sydney. ($20).
Pickup for cash Canberra. Postage extra.
1. Waxed cardboard box (130 x 82 x 42mm) of 9 Morton Seidlitz Powder packets (70 x 35 x 10mm each). Made by C. E. Morton Ltd. in London between 1912-1940s as a laxative and digestion aid when mixed with water. ($20);
2. 120 x 40 x 37mm box containing a metal and plastic tube of 3/4 ounces of De Witt's Catarrhal Cream. The tube is 120mm long with a 35mm wide base and a 24mm white plastic pointed nozzle cover and is either full or almost full. Made by De Witt & Co. Pty. Ltd. in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1940-50s. A sticker on the box indicates it was bought from Cowes Pharmacy for 3 shillings and sixpence - there is a Cowes Pharmacy on Phillip Island. 2 closing flaps missing from the box at one end. ($12);
3. 105 x 55 x 20mm cardboard packet (covered in protective plastic wrap) of 10 Ammonia Inhalants, each containing 6 minims (0.37cc) and 36% alcohol used to revive a person who has lost consciousness. Made in 1920s by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. (USA) Inc. in New York. Instructions are on the back. In very good condition due to the protective plastic. ($30);
4. Small brown glass bottle (60 x 20 x 20mm) with cork cap and 60% label intact of Eckersley's Mentholine. There is about a quarter of the dark liquid left. The bottle has "ECKERSLEY'S MENTHOLINE" embossed one one side and "MADE IN JAPAN" embossed on the other side. The mentholine was made by Eckersley's in Melbourne between about 1900 and 1906 for use in treating colds, sinus and bronchial problems. ($15);
5. 74mm long plastic tube for Check-Em-Quick breath freshener and sore throat soothing tablets. Formerly called Cure-Em-Quick for "tackling that tickle" as the intact label states. Made by A.W. Allen's Ltd, Aust. in 1950-60s. ($5);
6. 60mm diameter, 18mm high metal tin for Thar's Antiseptic Poultice Ointment. Tin unopened but feel it's empty; spotty rust all over; some fading of top label; and directions for use on bottom. Made by Thar's Chemical Co. Pty. Ltd. in Melbourne in 1930-40s for relief of pimples, piles, eczema and bad legs. ($20);
7. 45mm diameter by 18mm high small flat tin of 9/16 ounces of Nixoderm, an antiseptic ointment for itchy skin, rashes and ringworm. The tin is about 1/3 full of white ointment. Made in South Melbourne for The Knox (Canberra) Drug Co in 1930-40s. This company was registered in Canberra in 1937. There is a little spotty wearing of the green enamelling and a smudge of something on the lid but it's otherwise in good condition. ($16);
8. Two metal tubes (92 and 93mm long by 18mm diameter) for 20 Dequadin Lozenges. The older tube has 11 whole lozenges remaining and the newer tin is empty. The older tin (1940-50s) was made by Glaxo-Allenburys (Australia) Pty. Ltd. with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. The more recent tin was made by Allen & Hanburys (Asia) Ltd with offices in Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane. The lozenges are for mouth and throat infections. The tins are in very good condition. ($16);
9. 77 x 62 x 16mm hinged metal tin for Nyal Huskeys Antiseptic Throat Pastilles for husky voice coughs, hoarseness and tickling throat. Made by Nyal Co. Sydney in 1930-40s. Tin is in fair condition with spotty rust on lid; almost all gold coloured enamelling on base gone; in need of careful cleaning. ($8);
10. 105 x 50 x 18mm hinged metal tin for Throat Jubes "for singers, public speakers, the clergy & lay public" and for "sore throat, tonsillitis, catarrh, bronchitis & coughs & colds generally". The tin is empty. It was dispensed by Geo. L. Urquhart, a Grafton chemist in the 1910s. Tin has spotty rust all over; faded enamelling on to; but in good condition for it's plus 100 year age. ($16); and
11. 67 x 33 x 9mm small flat hinged metal tin for Eumenthol Jujubes made by Hudson's Eumenthol Chemical Co. Pty. Ltd. in 1930s in Sydney. ($20).
Pickup for cash Canberra. Postage extra.
- Date Listed:04/10/2021
- Last Edited:04/10/2021
- Condition:Used
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