Sold for A$460
Cox-Farrell // Phenyle // (In diamond) V / DM / A. No base mark. (Victoria). Poison. Phenyle/Disinfectant. Applied top, tooled finish. Aqua. 6 oz. 161 mm. 1910s
Very Good. (7.6). The Cox-Farrell Oil Co were at 53 Yarra Bank Road in South Melbourne, Victoria. They produced motor oils, carbolic liquid soap, eucalyptus disinfectant, insect destroyers and phenyle, advertised as all being at wholesale rates to consumers. Polished. Some haze in places. Oiled internally. Some scuffs and minor scratches. A good example of a very rare phenyle, the first we have sold. Estimate: $50-75
