This small embossed HYNSON, WESTCOTT and DUNNING bottle once held mercurochrome, an antiseptic commonly used in the 20th century. The bottle would have a glass stopper/applier, which is not with this bottle.
I did not find when the company was formed. They did produce a product, perhaps the same or different product, that was sold in a cobalt blue glass bottle. I've not found one of those.
Here is a vintage or antique ad for mercurochrome.
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Below are a variety of seven. Each is embossed with the same label but varies in shape. The tallest is six inches and the shortest is just under five inches.
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| Seven Different Embossed McCormick & Co. Bottles. Tallest six inches. Shortest five inches. |
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Embossed: MANUFACTURED BY F. M. PLANK.
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It is a blown bottle and shows some nice bubbles, for example in the diamond on the front, and is a little sun-purpled.
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It is a "quack cure" bottle.
This ad is from 1906.
The ad was found in the 1906 Proceedings of the Florida State Pharmaceutical Association.
The other Plank bottles that I've seen have the bust of a man embossed on the bottle. This one, however, has a diamond-shaped depression, that I imagine once had a paper label. I haven't yet found when this type of bottle was used. The bottle with the embossed bust is always described as being from the late 1800s.
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| Penslar Chemical Company Bottle Embossed "Penslar" |
Small bubbles in glass. Also embossed in small letters near bottom: 2 FL.OZ.
The Penslar Chemical Company of Detroit, MI (USA) produced this product. The company operated from 1907-1965. The company also had a plant in Walkerville, Ontario, Canada.
It appears they made a variety of toiletries, salves, creams and pills.
Graduated Pharmacy Bottle with Blue Ribbon in Small Block Letter on the Bottom. This is a small (4 inches high) graduated pharmacy bottle ...
