Sold for A$970
W. E. Kernot / Chemist / Stawell // Table / Dessert / Tea. Base Mark: W. T. Co / AL / U. S. A. (Victoria) Medicine Dose Cup Small size glass dose cup. 148 mm. 1900s
Near Mint. Some grime which will easily clean off. Tiny nick or two to rim. A little fine usage wear under base, there is one little fine fisheye type impact under the base. A few fine scratches and minor marks. Some crude folds in the glass from making as is often the case with these. Very rare dose cup, not one we have seen before. William Edwin Kernot registered as a Pharmacist on 11th October 1893 (Certificate No. 1113, Final Exam. Victoria 7th June 1893), he was listed at Main Street, Stawell in 1898, 1899. In 1910 the following snippet popped up in the Geelong advertiser: The Mayor (Cr. W. E. Kernot) a brother of Mr. W. C. Kernot, of Geelong, has decided to sever his connection with Stawell, and has disposed of his chemists business to Mr. L. R. Langsford. Note that Walter C. Kernot in Geelong had bottles with his name on as well. Grade: 9 Estimate: $400 - 500
