tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post6812387763420190540..comments2023-10-14T05:43:31.214-04:00Comments on Urban Archeologist: Got old Bottles? Put a Cork in it!Greg VAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821827035061844702noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-49098300891583648832019-03-18T00:56:37.632-04:002019-03-18T00:56:37.632-04:00Hello, may I copy your photo of put a cork in it. ...Hello, may I copy your photo of put a cork in it. I'm learning to paint glass in watercolour and this amazing photo would be a very big challenge for me. I would not do anything with the photo except to paint it. Thanks for considering. Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612189195472938033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-55818784889343789942014-08-28T19:10:06.625-04:002014-08-28T19:10:06.625-04:00Tincture of Benzoin was still being used in the ho...Tincture of Benzoin was still being used in the hospital into the 1980's, but I don't know about today. We mainly used it to protect the skin under adhesive bandages, which are also rare these days. It has a distinctive odor, and a color much like iodine when applied to the skin. I agree that the corks in the bottle indicate 1920s or earlier. Also the flowery script fits with this, as streamlined was the rage from the 1930s on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-50413457279780237212014-08-28T15:31:03.709-04:002014-08-28T15:31:03.709-04:00The lettering and wording on the labels looks as i...The lettering and wording on the labels looks as if the bottles are from the early 1900's or earlier. I'm not an expert, but my mother collected old bottles for years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814540553023171833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-32425058335654076322014-08-28T08:06:32.847-04:002014-08-28T08:06:32.847-04:00Thanks "Anon"! My photo is too fuzzy to ...Thanks "Anon"! My photo is too fuzzy to see exactly, but it looks like 90% alcohol content? Whoa!Greg VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821827035061844702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2473878955432220870.post-80183167127531063902014-08-28T07:27:32.361-04:002014-08-28T07:27:32.361-04:00The first one is BENZION COMPOUND. Still being ma...The first one is BENZION COMPOUND. Still being manufactured as Benzion Tincture, Benzoin tincture was used for over 200 years as an antiseptic in hospitals prior to World War II because of its antimicrobial properties. Since this bottle has a cork, it probably dates back to the 1920's or earlier, since the use of corks in medicine bottles died out in the 20's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com