Screwtop
Well-Known Member
Yesterday I went to an antique shop and found these two poisons for a few dollars a piece. Honestly I saw the word poison, saw the low price and didn't even think about what was inside.
This is a Canadian Tincture of Iodine poison from the 40s or 50s (?). The label is in poor shape, but readable. It is half full with the solution.
This is the cool one, but the one that has me worried. The label is in excellent condition, and so is the paint on the cap. It is almost full of its original contents - the only problem being that the original contents contain three different kinds of arsenic. Skull and cross bones apply here.
I'm very apprehensive about having a bottle filled with arsenic around the house, but I don't know what to do with it. I fear that if I contact poison control, they'll take the whole thing away. I can't dump it down the sink. Should I just leave it? It's survived 70+ years just fine, but I'm the kind of egghead that would break that safety streak.
This is a Canadian Tincture of Iodine poison from the 40s or 50s (?). The label is in poor shape, but readable. It is half full with the solution.
This is the cool one, but the one that has me worried. The label is in excellent condition, and so is the paint on the cap. It is almost full of its original contents - the only problem being that the original contents contain three different kinds of arsenic. Skull and cross bones apply here.
I'm very apprehensive about having a bottle filled with arsenic around the house, but I don't know what to do with it. I fear that if I contact poison control, they'll take the whole thing away. I can't dump it down the sink. Should I just leave it? It's survived 70+ years just fine, but I'm the kind of egghead that would break that safety streak.