Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Whitall Tatum

A Pair of Whitall Tatum and Company Clear Glass Label Under Glass Apothecary Bottles - A pair of clear glass pharmaceutical containers produced by Whitall Tatum and Company. These bottles are designed in a French square form with rounded corners and ground glass mouths. The pair includes one narrow-mouth bottle intended for liquids and one wide-mouth jar intended for powders or pastes. Both containers feature hand-painted label-under-glass inserts with a white background, black block lettering, and a decorative gold radiating sunburst motif at the corners enclosed by red and gold border lines. The liquid bottle is labeled LIQ.ANTISEP. and the wide-mouth jar is labeled DENTIFRIC. Both retain their original ground glass stoppers; the liquid bottle features a solid stopper while the jar features a hollow-blown stopper. The base of each bottle features embossed text reading W. T. CO. U. S. A. followed by PAT. APR. 2D. 1889, identifying the manufacturer as Whitall Tatum and Company and providing the patent date. May or may not have chips or cracks. Height: Approximately 8 1/2 inches including stoppers. Width: Approximately 2 3/4 inches at the base.