A bottle with strange contents

[msr]

Great find Carol, and the suggestion of weights could be heading in the right direction.

Have you worked out the hallmarks on yours Maggie?

I can't quite see the one on the bottle Carol found, but it would be interesting to see if they are the same place.

[Maggie.]

Have you worked out the hallmarks on yours Maggie?

They are very worn msr. There is a lion and an anchor, which is Birmingham isn't it? And an 'A', which is 1875.

[Maggie.]

Interesting. Looking at the pictures attached to Carol's eBay find, that top is hinged whereas mine screws onto the bottle. It is also 12cm tall whereas mine in only 6cm (2.5") tall.

[Treetotal]

Yours might be the baby Sister Maggie  ...my sister has collected them for years and I know some of hers came as a pair...unless...with you having a bowl it was part of a dressing table set.
Carol

[Maggie.]

Well both pieces used to live on my dressing table - not that the bottle ever contained my perfume. The little lidded bowl was usually filled with my hair clips, badges, pins and sundry rubbish. Nowadays they are both on display in a cabinet.

I haven't mentioned the matching bowl on the thread - just in a PM exchange with Carol. I'll post a pic of it in a bit.

[Treetotal]

Oh yes Maggie...I would love to see it.
Carol

[Maggie.]

Coming up Carol. 

[Maggie.]

This little thing matches the scent bottle.  It's 4.5cm tall and 5cm wide.  I'm sure the lid is silver but unfortunately the rim is so dented that it looks like grandma has been throwing it at grandpa and any suggestion of a hallmark has been obliterated.

Maggie 

[youngtug]

I don't think that they are a match, the original "scent" bottle looks to have an enameled top and the cutting of the glass is a different pattern, it also looks to be finer.