Sold for A$10
Dixon & Mentiplay's // Patent // Jaundice Pills // Trade Mark / Cross with letters DMM (also looks like an A but that was not part of the trade mark application) / Registered. No glass makers mark. Medicine Cure Half ounce shear/burst lip square section pill bottle. Pale green aqua glass. James Dixon and William Mentiplay of Melbourne patented their formula for the cure of Black and Yellow Jaundice in 1882, registering the trade mark in the same year. 72 mm. 1880s
Very Good. Dull. Couple of flakes to the shear lip. Nice example of this unusual little Melbourne cure. Grade: 7.8 Estimate: $40 - 60