by Tom Licence | Apr 23, 2019
Aqua glass flat bottle with long neck and burst-off lip. The remains of the label say ‘Cold Drawn Castor Oil’, then below, ‘…two tablespoonfuls’, and on the next line also ‘…two tablespoonfuls’. Then, at the bottom,...
by Tom Licence | Jun 16, 2018
Light blue glass, burst-off lip, disposable lamp. These were sold containing oil/ paraffin, with a wick through the cork.
by Tom Licence | Mar 31, 2015
Clear glass long-necked bottle, 11 cm tall. 3.6 cm wide, embossed ‘Super’ on base, and retaining sticky black residue. It would have contained sewing machine oil, manufactured by Singer. Dumped with much of its contents intact in 1908 after the death of...
by Tom Licence | Jan 25, 2015
Tiny clear glass bottles. The one on the left is embossed with a trademark and the words ‘Extra Quality’. These words are found on a variety of bottles for Singer’s sewing machine oil.
by Tom Licence | Jan 3, 2015
Clear glass bottle for ‘Extra Quality Machine Oil’ from the Singer Co., Manufacturers. The top of the neck is broken off. Below it is a child’s slate pencil and a child’s thimble.
by Tom Licence | Dec 28, 2014
Blue bottle for Allen & Hanbury’s Castor oil, a laxative and general remedy. Found in the same deposit as a bottle for Carlsbad Sprudel Salts, another laxative.
