Sold for A$35
Three tiny Medical type bottles: 1. Dr Sheldon's // For The / Kidneys // Gin Pills // - //. Base Mark: (Dot). 2. Sample // Astol // Sample // - //. No base mark. 3. Dental / King. Base mark: OO. (Ralph Potts, 74 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, South Australia) Medicine Various Applied top, tooled finish. Aqua. 1/4 - 1/2 oz. 68 - 55 mm. 1890s-1910s
1. Excellent. Lump to right shoulder is from making. Some very light inner haze. Some dirt that will need to be cleaned out. Sticker residue to the rear. A few minor scratches. An interesting Dr. Sheldon's item. 2. Very Good. Some stain. Some minor scratches and marks. This was a hair colouring product from the Edward Harlene Co of the UK. 3. Very Good. Stained with some swirled surface etching throughout. A few spots of rust. Some scratches and the odd tiny pit mark or two. Ralph Potts called himself the Dental King, yet was prosecuted for practising as a dentist when he had no qualifications to do so! Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 40
