Sold for A$65
B. J. B. Oliver / Homoeopathist / Newcastle. N. S. W. Base mark: W (inside a bevelled rectangle). (New South Wales). Medicine. Chemist. Applied top, spun finish. Ice Blue. 3 oz. 140 mm. 1890s
Very Good. (7.4). Stained including some opalescence. Bit of an etched feel in places as well. Nick to right rear base edge corner. A few scratches and the odd little scuff mark. Benjamin Joseph Bell Oliver was a shipbuilder in Newcastle for 25 years before becoming a homoeopathist in 1883, which he continued for a further 25 years until his passing in 1908. He was at 86 King Street in the 1890s, then 36 Alfred Street, Sandhills, Newcastle in the 1900s. A very interesting bottle.. Estimate: $30-50
