Antique Blown Vapo-Cresolene Co Hobnail Poison Medicine Apothecary Bottle

Vintage clear glass apothecary bottle with embossed text. Perfect for collectors or decor. distinctive "hobnail" or bumpy pattern on two sides of the bottle was a common design feature for poison containers, intended to alert users to the dangerous contents by touch. The bottle once contained Cresolene, a coal-tar byproduct that was heated over a special lamp to create a vapor for treating various respiratory ailments like whooping cough and croup. The product was a popular "patent" medicine from the late 19th to mid-20th century, before strict consumer protections were in place. These bottles are considered collectibles and reminders of an earlier era in medicine. Antique