Lot 1171: Chemist Bottle. Francis & Swift, Chemists, Melbourne. Flint Glass. 3 oz 124 mm. (Victoria)

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Francis & Swift / Chemists / Melbourne. No base mark - very flat refired looking base. (Victoria). Medicine. Chemist. Blake or Oblong shape. Tool finished top. Clear. 3 oz. 124 mm. 1870s - 1880s

Good. (6.7). Large but thin 21 x 10 mm bruise under the back base. Milky stain throughout. 7 x 5 mm chip to the top of the right lip. 3 or 4 small chips or nibbles around the rest of the lip. This is a really unusual bottle. Not one I recall seeing before. Early bottle but very well made, unusual design. (Still the only one we have seen! This is the same example as sold in Auction 53, Lot 671) Estimate: $50-100
Chemist Bottle. Francis & Swift, Chemists, Melbourne. Flint Glass. 3 oz 124 mm. (Victoria)
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