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Lot 059 - Trio of Antique Labeled Bottles Including Listerine from Paxson & Rockefeller Co. of Butte, Montana, No. 4711 Eau De Cologne Smelling Salts by Mulhens & Kropff, and Whitman Toothache Gum
Lot 059 - Trio of Antique Labeled Bottles Including Listerine from Paxson & Rockefeller Co. of Butte, Montana, No. 4711 Eau De Cologne Smelling Salts by Mulhens & Kropff, and Whitman Toothache Gum
Three antique labeled glass bottles. The Listerine bottle is clear glass embossed "Listerine" and "Lambert Pharmacal Company," with a paper label bearing a red Rx symbol and the name Paxson & Rockefeller Co., 109 North Main Street, Butte, Montana, noting 25% alcohol content; residual liquid remains inside. The green glass No. 4711 Eau de Cologne Smelling Salts bottle has a metal dome cap and a gilt-printed label for Mulhens & Kropff, Incorporated, New York. The small corked glass vial of Whitman Toothache Gum has a yellow paper label noting preparation by a chemical company in Boston, Massachusetts, with a reference to the Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906.
All three bottles retain their original labels with varying degrees of wear and edge loss. The Listerine bottle label is intact with minor soiling, the smelling salts label shows edge loss and creasing, and the toothache gum label is partially obscured along the left edge.
Dimensions:
Dimensions of items in this lot range from 5/8" L x 5/8" W x 2-1/2" H to 1-3/4" L x 1-3/4" W x 4-3/8" H.
