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An SCARCE antique cobalt blue bottle forGerard\'s Dandrine from the1890s - 1910s (Queensland). This is a blown in mold bottle with a tooled lip. The base is embossed Made in Japan. Lovely script name on the front of the bottle.
Measuring ~14.5cm tall. Overall excellent, no chips or cracks. Light scuffing, this is a dug bottle.HISTORY:Gerard\'s Dandrine was a late 19th and early 20th-century patent medicine marketed primarily as a \"nursery hair lotion\" and scalp tonic . Archival ads from The Brisbane Courier marketed it as \"The Perfect Nursery Hair Lotion.\" It was heavily pushed to mothers as a quick cure to \"exterminate nits and parasites\" and eradicate dry dandruff in children\'s hair. The product name is a blend of \"dandruff\" and \"glycerine\" (or marine/tonic extracts), explicitly indicating its formula was engineered to alleviate itchy scalps, promote hair health, and curb flaking. Distributed by Taylor & Colledge, Ltd. (Brisbane QLD).------------ Yes! I combine shipping! Excess postage will be refunded as soon as items are shipped.
