Bottles
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Description

KC-1
3 1/2” tall plus stopper.
W T & CO on base.

The KC-1 is a very diverse set.  It comes in 13 different sizes, Height rages from 2 5/8 to 13 1/4”.  There were several manufacturers contributing to the 7 different bases that are known.  Colors known are: Cobalt, Cornflower, Clear, Teal, Olive, Amber & Green. Only the Cobalt issues had the signature stoppers we see here and they came in 3 sizes: 1”, 1 1/8” and 1 1/4”

KC-4
2” tall.
One of the cutest of all the poisons.
S&D

KC-49
All 3 variations.
Very rare Amber, Cobalt w/ all labels and top & Cobalt ‘necked’ issue with labels.
Wyeth

KC-57
3” tall.
Embossed ‘INECTO’ in Cobalt and hard to find Amber.

English

KC-Unlisted
8 13/16” tall.
Embossed ”VENENO” with a crude Skull & Crossbones above.

This could be Spanish or Italian. It has the body style of a soda and a top which I have not seen before.
Made by Tygart Valley Glass Company

KD-1
2 3/4” tall with cork and all labels.
E.L & Co.

There are only 2 known American diamond shaped poisons, KD-1 and KD-2

KD-2
Embossed “POISON Lewis Bear Drug Co. Pensacola, Fla.”

The Lewis Bear Co. was founded in 1876 and is still in business today in Pensacola. It’s business is beverage distribution. I’m still working on finding information about the drug co. end of the business. You can read their history here.

KE-1
2 3/4” tall

These have a ground top and came with a zinc cap which is usually missing or corroded.

KE-20
Both sizes in dark amber.

 We thought these to be German, but recently discovered they are Polish (though they may have been made in the Poland territory during German occupation).  Thought to be less than 10 known, recently the market was flooded by someone on eBay with no less than 20 of them (coming from Poland).  Evidently, they are more prevalent there than here. These come in Dark Amber, Olive, Aqua and Green.

KE-2
2 7/8” tall

Englsh

KH-4
3 3/8” tall

English

KH-12
6” tall.
Burst lip. These came in Cobalt, Aqua and Green.

English

KH-26
3 1/2” tall in amber & 2 3/8” tall in cornflower.
These also came in clear and 4” sizes.
S&D

These are not poisons. Visit the Poison Impostors page.

KH-27
2 3/8” tall.
S&D

These are not poisons. Visit the Poison Impostors page.

KH-61
4 3/8” tall in dark amber

English

KO-1b & KO-1
Both 4” tall.  KO-1 has original label and cork.
S&D.

KI-3
2 1/2” tall.
The American Flatback

KO-4
Strychnia Poison
Weak embossing

KO-5 & variant w/o “POISON”
3” tall.
S&D

KO-6
3” tall  Both issues in Cobalt and Amber.
S&D

KR-5
2 1/2” tall with label.
John Wyeth & Bro

KO-45
4” & varient w/o hobnails,  2 3/4” And both variants w/o embossing & w/o hobnails w/ original label.  Reads: “Blue Vitriol, Poison  Baker’s Pharmacy Shelburne, Mass.”  John Wyeth & Bro.

KO-45B
4” tall.
A bit harder to find than the standard KO-45
John Wyeth & Bro.

KR-3
2” & 3” tall in cobalt.
These also came in rare Cornflower, Amber and Clear

KR-6b
3 1/4” tall.
One on left is double embossed on the base.  Right one has original cork and labels.
HK Mulford

KR-9
2 1/2”, 2 3/4”, 4” & 5 1/4”
2 3/4” Variant with POISON from bottom to top
2 5/8” in rare clear

This group has a wide size variation. There are 16 different sizes from 2 1/2 to 7 7/8 tall. They are also measured by thier width and depth along with hight as their proportions differ.  Clear issues have 6 known sizes ranging from 2 5/8 to 7 7/8 tall.  Clear issues are from Canada and are rarer.  PD & Co.

KR-7
2 1/2” tall

These come in 3 sizes: 2 1/4”, 2 1/2” & 2 3/4”. A hard to find varient with beveled edges  comes in 2 3/8”

KR-10
6 1/8” & 2 7/8” tall

Canadian

KR-12
5 1/4” tall 

Super crude molding with burst lip. Strong Aqua or Light Teal color.

English

KR-14
2 5/8” tall

These come in 11 sizes ranging from 1 3/4” to 6 5/8” tall.

KR-38
Reese Chemical

This did not have chocolate and peanut butter in it. But it does have a green brother with simular embossing, but has “INTERNAL” instead of “EXTERNAL” embossed near the top.

KR-42
2 3/8” tall
McKesson & Robbins

These come in may shapes, sizes and colors, all with the same ribbed pattern.

As common as these are, we had to get this one as it reminded us of the old root beer barrel candy

KR-47
2 3/4” tall
Riker Hegeman

Do not mistake this for a KR-91 as I did once. You will miss out an a rare chance and kick yourself repeatedly.

KR-50
4 3/4” tall
S&D

Comes in 6” size as well.

KR-27
6” tall

This variant has a glass screw top.

English

KR-67
7 1/8” tall in blue.

This variant has POISON instead of POISONOUS. This is the bottle that started us down the poison road and everything you see here.

English

KS-2
3 1/4” tall in Amber, Cornflower and Cobalt.
These came in 4 sizes: 3 1/4, 4 1/2, 5 & 7 3/4” The sizes larger than 3 1/4 are very rare. They also come in Clear and Moss.  There are no 3 1/4” in Moss known.

KS-5
3 1/4” tall.
PD & Co.

There are 6 known sizes for this bottle from 2 1/2 to 9 1/4

KS-8
2 5/8” tall in Cobalt and Cornflower

KS-12
2 5/8” tall  ABM issue in honey amber and BIMAL in dark amber.

There are several variations of the front embossing of this bottle.  Notice the different Skull and Crossbones shapes and sizes along with word spacing. 2nd word could be Tinct, (US) or Liq. (Canadian). Comes in 2 1/8” & 3 1/4” as well.

KS-9
2 3/4” tall plus stopper.

This bottle comes in 6 sizes, ranging from 2 1/2 to 5 1/4” It also comes in very rare amber.

KS-14
4” tall BIM in hard to find Cobalt and 5 1/4” tall ABM in clear.
Vapo-Cresolene

These also came in Aqua and Cornflower & Green. There are  3 differnt embossings known & at least 4 sizes between 4” to 8” US & English

The bottles are generally common, but the burneres they go with are fairly scarce.

KT-1
1 Wing 5 1/8” (slug plate), 1 wing 3 1/2”, 1 wing and 2 wing 2 3/4” tall.
The Owl Drug Company.

KS-37
2” tall plus cap.
Has both labels and some contents.

Do not send liquid contents by mail unless completely sealed.  It may be old, but it’s still poison.

KT-2
5 1/8” tall in Cobalt & Clear
U.D. Co. W.C.W.

There are 10 known sizes of this bottle. From 2 1/2 to 10 3/4”. They come in Cobalt, Turquoise and Clear.  The Turquoise issues are clear bottles internally flashed by the maker.

KT-4
3” tall in Cornflower & Cobalt, 2 1/2” in Cobalt & rare Amber.
U.D. Co.

KT-5
3” tall.
J.T.M. & Co.

There are 7 known sizes of this bottle. From 2 1/2 to 9 7/8”.  There are clear issues as well in 2 1/2 & 3”

KT-8
3” tall.

This bottle can be confused with a rare, amber KT-10. Key differences would be this bottle is narrower and the edges are scalloped to create it’s texture where the KT-10 has round bumps. POISON is centered on this bottle where the KT-10 is at the bottom.

KT-9
3 1/4” tall Cobalt POISON/TRILOIDS, double POISON & POISON/TRILOIDS in Cornflower

KT-10
3 1/4” tall

Also comes in 3 3/4” and very rare Amber.

KT-14
2 3/4” tall. All 3 evolutions. Patent Applied For,  Patented July 8th 1902 and Patented issue screw top.
McCormick “Bee”

KT-15
1 7/8” tall with cork and label

KT-16
2 3/4” tall with both labels, cork and contents.

A screw top version is also known but harder to find.

KT-17
2” tall in Green and scarce Clear issues.

Unfortunatley, the full size bottles don’t look like these sample sizes.

KT-29
7” tall w/ topper. Embossed EOS on base.
Aslo comes in a purplish milkglass.
German
Sold due to hard times.

KU-6
  4” long “Sub”
These come in 3 sizes

Replaced neck, but the man did such an awesome job, you can’t tell.

Englsih

KU-4
3 1/8” tall
F.A. Thompson

KU-10
4 1/4” tall. Pat. Appl’d For issue.
Comes in 2 3/4”, 3 1/2” as well.
Sold due to hard times.

KU-14
2 3/8” tall.

These came with a zinc cap.  Usually missing or corroded.

KU-19
2 3/4” tall.
The Smiling Skull.
S&D

KU-17
4 of the 6 known sizes from BDH (British Drug House).
5 3/4”, 4 3/4”, 3 1/2” & 2 1/2”.
3 1/2” is the most common, All other sizes are fairly hard to find. We have only seen 1 bottle with a label, and it said “Lysol”  The missing sizes are 7.5” & 6.5”.
4 known of the 7.5”, 3 in private collections and 1 in a museum in England.

KU-18
3 1/4” tall Cobalt, Cornflower and Amber issues.

Only larger issues had “Norwich” embossed on the base. Also comes in rare Green,

KU-22
4 3/4” tall.
Doctor. Orestes Sinanide’s.
Comes in 5” and milkglass issues as well.

Recently IDed to be English.

KV-1
2” tall  in hard to find plain front.
3 1/2” tall. Embossed on left.
E L & Co.

We have another with both sides embossed with some contents and cork.

KV-6
2” tall.
S&D.

These are not poisons. Visit the Poison Impostors page.