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A classic coffin shaped poison with hobnails on 3 of 4 sides, tooled top, circa 1890

GW658
$180

A splendid poison with a tooled ring top, circa 1890-1900

TR83

$95

A nice example of this master ink, circa 1875-1885
HV25

$76

This is probably English but is nonetheless pretty striking with ribbing on 3 sides and the glass stopper

GW861

$72

A straw yellow quart sized ink that is circa 1890. The label might be a later addition, and selling it for the bottle itself
SH580
$68

A crude funnel ink with a sand chip type pontil - super condition

GX3
$65

A circa 1910 blue poison similar to a Triloids,

with both labels and original labeled cork - mint!

GW668
$62

A poison with vertical ribbing and the business name inside an 8-sided panel, circa 1890

GW663
$59
A circa 1910-1920 blue poison with loads of embossing
GW660
$45
An attic found poison with the original label having a red skull and crossbone
GW442
$44

A small square skull & bones poison, machibe-made, circa 1910-1925

GW707

$44

A classic poison with a damaged top, priced accordingly, circa 1850

DC321

$39

A circa 1910 blue 3-sided poison similar to a Triloids but less common - mint condition

GW669
$38
A mint circa 1900-1910 poison in a ~5 ounce size
BT53
$35

A very nice patterned turtle ink, circa 1870

GX231

On Hold

$35

A rectangular poison with vertical ribbing on 3 sides
BT45
$34

A taller type green ink cylinder, circa 1850

GW169

$34

A pretty amber umbrella, open pontiled, with a professional top repair

GW243

$32

A late 1800's British poison in a lovely icy blue

GW873
$32
A rectangular poison with vertical ribbing on three sides
BT50
$29
A circa 1880 poison in an 8 ounce size
BT37
$28

A pair of mint master inks, great mold strikes, circa 1880s

TR157

$28

A rectangular poison with vertical ribbing on three sides
GW872
$28
A nice larger sized example with vertical ribbing on 3 panels, circa 1890
SH533
$26

A crude ink with shear lip and patent dating on shoulder, circa 1870

FN14

$26

A circa 1885-1890 round cobalt blue ink with hand finished pour spout top
GW513
$25

A circa 1910 blue 3-sided poison in mint condition

GW671
$25

A rectangular poison with hobnailing on all corner and base embossing indicating a Parke Davis product. Circa 1890

GW756

$24

A nice 6 1/2" example with vertical ribbing on 3 panels, circa 1890
SH534
$24
A round domed turtle ink, circa 1870

SH326

$22

A circa 1880 poison in a 4 ounce size
BT41
$22
An early machine made English poison, larger size
BT47
$22
A nice 5 1/4" example with vertical ribbing on 3 panels, circa 1890
SH535
$20

This is a B P Co variant that I haven't seen before. It actually doesn't say "B P Co" because that embossing is slugged out. But it has the P P insignia. Ca. 1890

GX8
$19

A circa 1880 clear dome ink - shear top

GW697
$19
A circa 1880 poison in a 3 ounce size
BT35
$18

A very nice pair, different sizes, no chips - circa 1870

TR52

$18

A ribbed ABM poison, circa 1910-1920

GW675

$18

An early machine made English poison, smaller size
BT48
$18
A circa 1880 poison
BS60
$17
An attractive chocolate colored ink, very chunky with crude glazing
FL495

$17

An English poison in an unusual deep yellow-olive, circa 1885-1890
SH543
$16

A circa 1910-1920 master ink - ABM cap top

GW796
$15

A ribbed ABM poison, circa 1910-1920

GW675

$14

A circa 1880 English master ink, stamped Bristol
BM46
$13

A nice circa 1885-1890 ink with hand tooled top

FL147
$12

A circa 1915-1920 round Carter's Ink with local PA label

PK20

$12

A ribbed ABM poison, circa 1910-1920

GW678

$12

A fat ink with applied top, circa 1880-1890

PK19

$11

A machine made ink, circa 1910-1920

FN21

$10

A small glass-shaped ink with brass rim fitting

PK30

$9

An unembossed turtle with many paneled facets,

priced down for lip chips, circa 1870

GW279

$9

A ribbed ABM poison, circa 1910-1920

GW682

$9

Recent Sales      

A nice fresh dug character-rich ink, circa 1870

DS130

Sold

A fresh dug earilier sided ink with sharply beveled

shoulder and panels, circa 1870

T51

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A rectangular poison with hobnailing on all corners, full original label, and the original labeled cork. Circa 1890

GW754

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A mint example, narrow mouth variant, base dated 1897

TR22

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A hand tooled rectangular poison, circa 1890-1900

GX134

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An attic mint hefty block with cast iron top

PK26

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An unusual colored Lyon's powder - a Civil War period poison

Y980

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A pettite 8-sided ink with an open pontil scar, rolled lip

and loads of hammered crudity, circa 1850

FN19

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A crude earlier cone ink in a lighter sapphire blue, circa 1865-1875

GX234

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A circa 1870 fresh dug ink
T56

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A nice round backed cobalt poison, 1885-1890
SH336

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A very nice patterned turtle ink, circa 1870

GX230

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Rarely seen in cobalt blue, this snail ink is in great shape.

The stand has one of the raised arms missing on one side.

Victorian period

GW566

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A near mint example, circa 1880-1895

HV12

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A Scranton, PA bug bottle, circa 1880-1895
SH610

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A steller example, circa 1880, with flared top and pour spout
NJ36

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