ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY BOTTLE
EMBOSSED: BURNETT'S COCOAINE
BURNETT ( ON ONE SIDE. ) BOSTON ( ON ANOTHER SIDE)
YEAR : DEVELOPED BY JOSEPH BURNETT IN 1856 AND SOLD FOR 40 YEARS.
COLOR: in AQUA GREEN GLASS
DIMENTIONS: 7" tall
MOUTH : TOOL FLAT APPLIED TOP.
BASE: EARLY DIAGONAL KEY MOLD
CONDITION: EXCELLENT; ANTIQUE WEAR AND NATURAL GLASS FLAWS; DRIPPY GLASS STRINGS AND STRETCH MARKS; A SCRATCH ON THE SIDE; NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. VERY GOOD CLARITY WITH ONLY THE TINIEST FILM IN PLACES. A PIN POINT NICK ON RIM ( NO CHIPS).OVERALL VERY EXCELLENT SPECIMEN.
FEATURES: NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. LARGE RICE SHAPED BUBBLE, AS WELL AS OTHER SHAPED BUBBLES OF VARYING SIZES.. VERY CRUDELY MADE.
NOTE: FROM MY RESEARCH, I GATHER THAT THIS MEDICINE WAS NAMED COCOAINE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COUNTRIES OBSESSION WITH THINGS CONTAINING COCAINE. HOWEVER, IRONICALLY THIS MEDICINE HAIR TONIC MAY HAVE NOT REALLY CONTAINED COCAINE AND MAY HAVE ONLY CONTAINED COCOA - NUT OIL.