Sold for A$65
1. Draper & Sons / Melbourne. No base mark. 2. Poisonous around shoulder at front, at rear: Phenyle / Not to be taken. Down bottle: This bottle is the property of / Rolfe & Co Ltd Melbourne / Regd No 5351. Base embossing: M921 / M / AGM. 3. Odorbane (diagonally between two lots of decoration). Base: M. (Lewis & Whitty, Melbourne, Victoria) (late Ern Taylor Collection). Poison. Phenyle/Disinfectant. 1. Blake or Oblong. Chamfered edges. Indented panel to front. Applied double collar top. Aqua. 10 oz. 2. Machine made. Curved back with three inverted panels to front half. Amber. 13 oz. 3. Oval section with panelled front. Amber. Spun finished top. 4 oz. 189, 194 & 140 mm. 1890s - 1930s
N/A. (N/A). 1. VG. Dull and stained. Fairly minor wear otherwise. Draper and Sons were sanitary engineers and sold a range of disinfectants, sheep dips and the like. 2. VG. Baby oil inside. Scratches and scuffs but more noticeable around the base. A pinprick mark or two near the base. Nice lighter colour. 3. Good. 6 x 3 mm chip to the front top lip and a 7 x 3 mm chip to the front base edge. A bit dull throughout. Great embossing. Nice little bottle and quite unusual. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $60-100
