lead Bromo Seltzer ?

[jrwill56]

found this today I have heard of bromo seltzer, but never seen a lead piece like this ,anyone know? about the same size as a penny,made of lead.

 

[IronSpike]

Haven't seen a lead piece like that. Must be from one of the early bottles, back when bromo seltzer contained acetanilide that could cause a person to turn blue

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Take+a+bromide.-a0108599884

Kind of ironic the bromo bottle also was blue

 

[swizzle]

I've seen bottles with a seal or a place where a seal could be. I dunno if bromo ever head a lead seal on their bottles. My first thoughts was a lead seal on a shipment of bromo's via train. Is there any bits of wire pokin out that you can see or feel. Swiz

 

[Mich. Wolverine]

I have a few blown bromo bottles and one with the original cook. It might of went on the top of the cork stopper. When I put the cork on a penny it has about 3 millimeters clearance so it seems small enough to fit without riding on the beveled part. I have never seen a stopper that was metal with cork that didn't have a metal piece that pushed into the cork though. I would put in on the bottle forum and Harry Pristis might be able to give you some info. Nice find, I like it.

Wolverine.

 

[jrwill56]

I've seen bottles with a seal or a place where a seal could be. I dunno if bromo ever head a lead seal on their bottles. My first thoughts was a lead seal on a shipment of bromo's via train. Is there any bits of wire pokin out that you can see or feel. Swiz

no sign of any wires.