Lot 279: Three Chemist type Items: Cuming Smith Formalin; Rows Farmers Friend; Symport Drug Co.

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1. Cuming Smith & Cos / (Shield with embossed ribs above and below) // Formalin / (Sickle). Base: Some unreadable markings. (Victoria) 2. Rows // - // Farmers / Friend // -. No base mark. (New South Wales) 3. ?vi / Symport Drug Co / Agents / Simpson & Davenport / Bowen & Co. Base: A. G. M. / 4. (Melbourne, Victoria). Household. Various. 1. Applied top, spun finish. Amber. 20 oz. 2. Square. Applied top. Deep Aqua. 10 oz. 3. Oblong. Seam through double collar lip. Clear. 4 oz. 214, 143 & 138 mm. 1890s - 1930s

N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Some patchy light inner haze. A bit of outer haze down one side. Small nibbled patch to outer lip. Couple of tiny nicks to base edge. Lower right part of label space has a few nibbled impact marks, one has a fine associated 5 x 2 mm bruise. Couple of little spots of surface rust. Small surface bubble to upper lable space. A few tiny nicks. Some scratches and the odd little scuff mark. 2. VG. Polished. Some inner dirt that should soak out. Some deepish scratches down one of the blank panels. A few other scratches and some scuffs. Quite a nice example of this early variety in a lovely colour. 3. VG. Patchy milky haze internally. Some small patches of wear. Patch or two of haze externally as well. A few scratches and scuff marks. Little open bubble to embossing. Couple of fisheyes as well.. Estimate: $40-80
Three Chemist type Items: Cuming Smith Formalin; Rows Farmers Friend; Symport Drug Co.
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