by Tom Licence | Oct 16, 2016
Brown-glass bottle, embossed ‘Society of Homeopathic Chemists Limited/ London’.
by Tom Licence | Apr 6, 2015
Two small jars for cosmetics or toiletries. The one on the left is made of milk glass. The one on the right is embossed ‘Boots Cash Chemists’ and contained a greasy orange residue. It retained its rusted metal screw-on lid. Of 100 bottle necks sampled in...
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Medicine bottle with measurements for tablespoons, embossed ‘A. V. Lester M. P. S./ Chemists/ Canterbury’. Cork top.
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Aqua glass chemist’s bottle with recessed panels, embossed ‘Carefully prepared by Keybells, Derby’. Cork top.
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Most bottle stoppers are clear or aqua glass, like the two pictured bottom right. These are more unusual in being coloured. Top left, two brown stoppers. Top right, two cobalt blue ones. Below, left, a black/purple stopper. These were probably from chemists’...
by Tom Licence | Jan 4, 2015
Aqua glass bottle stoppers. Top and bottom centre: this type was used for chemists’ bottles and was ground to fit in the neck. The rest (except for the patent internal screw design bottom right) are from sauce bottles (Worcester sauce, Yorkshire relish etc)....
by Tom Licence | Dec 28, 2014
Large blue chemist’s bottle, which would have held a cork or glass stopper. This was found with a smaller blue display bottle and others from the rubbish from a chemist’s shop that was cleared out in the period 1915-20 and dumped on the marshes at...
by Tom Licence | Dec 28, 2014
Cobalt chemist’s bottle made in a three-piece mould. Cork or glass stopper missing. Such bottles held active ingredients and were displayed on chemists’ shelves and in their windows. Found amid refuse cleared out of a chemist’s shop about the end of...
