Lot 167: A Trio of Cobalt Blue Glass Chemist Poison Bottles and Matching Eye Bath

A group of three late 19th or early 20th-century cobalt blue glass apothecary or chemist poison bottles, each accompanied by a matching square-headed blue glass stopper, and a coordinating cobalt blue glass eye bath. The bottles are mold-blown with applied tool-finished necks. The lower section of each body features horizontal ribbing, a traditional safety design allowing for identification by touch.

Each bottle is fitted with an applied white glass (milk glass) label featuring black lettering. The labels are inscribed as follows:
– The first reads LIQ. / HYD. PERCHLOR. (Liquid Hydrargyri Perchloridum / Mercuric Chloride).
– The second reads LIQ. / ANTIM. CHLOR. (Liquid Antimonii Chloridum / Antimony Chloride).
– The third reads ACID. / CARBOL. LIQ. (Liquid Carbolic Acid / Phenol).

The foot of each bottle is embossed with the word POISON, finished with a gold-toned gilt application. The accompanying eye bath is of matching deep cobalt blue glass with a flared bowl on a short pedestal stem and circular foot. The bottles bear two adhesive labels: a small white rectangular label reading 12950 / P and a larger auction lot sticker reading SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS / LOT / 167 / 01132502626.