Bought this unusual pot form the nash.

Al.

These are not mine but I thought they would be worth showing.

Aresenate of lead was used, to quote the label on the above McDougall's pot "on fruit trees to destroy Caterpillars and Biting Insects". It was packaged and sold in a number of containers none more attractive than the blue printed Fergussons with the word Poison in red which is available in a number of sizes.
Pictured above are the 10Lb and 5Lb packs.

Thanks for the info! The blue ones are lovely!

Al.

Hi Gary

I hope I didn't give the impression that those were my arsenate of lead jars. I was just supplying some information for Al's jar.

I did find out a little when I was researching them. Most of them seem to turn up in Australia and I think they might have been used in sheep dip. The smaller jar seems to sell in the 50 to 75 pound range and the larger one around 100 pounds. I don't think they are rare but certainly harder to find than Oxo tins.

Perhaps one of the Australian members would know more and correct any misinformation I might have posted. I'm always eager to learn more.

Vlad

Hi Vlad,

Not at all, I realised they weren't yours through your original post, but thought you may have some more info on them.

Well it looks like some of them made their way to South Africa as well, because I saw the larger of the two Fegussons just yesterday being used as a flower vase!!

Wish me luck, I will try and get hold of it!

Cheers

Gary

Here it is, the large one.................got it for about 4 Pounds!

Does anyone have any guess as to the reference to "Glasgow Lead & Colour Works", maybe they were involved in the production of paints or at a flying guess enamel powders??!