Guest Noelsp Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Hi All, I am completing a PhD at the University of Queensland and am using a Queensland coroner's inquest (1888) into the death of an infant where Atkinson's Royal Infant Preservative is specifically named as probable cause. I have been searching for an image of this bottle for 3 years with no result. Is it possible you have an image of this bottle or know who I could contact... in hope... Noel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Hi All, I am completing a PhD at the University of Queensland and am using a Queensland coroner's inquest (1888) into the death of an infant where Atkinson's Royal Infant Preservative is specifically named as probable cause. I have been searching for an image of this bottle for 3 years with no result. Is it possible you have an image of this bottle or know who I could contact... in hope... Noel. Welcome Noel. Now there's an ask if ever there was one. You never know though. I'm sure there'll be people trying as soon as they read your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Have you tried here. They have a forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Are you sure it's not 'Atkinson & Barker's' Royal Infant Preservative ? http://bankingletters.co.uk/page44.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Could be .. ebay .. Atkinson & Barker Ice Blue Chemist Bottle, Dates 1840-1860 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Here's the label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 This might be your site ! Wikipedia More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Are you sure it's not 'Atkinson & Barker's' Royal Infant Preservative ? http://bankingletter....uk/page44.html The label bears the signature of Robert Barker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Prepared only by ROBERT BARKER, Ollerenshaw Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, late of Manchester, (Chemist to Her most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria), in bottles at 1s. 1½d., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 1s. each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I have not come across "Atkinson and Barkers Royal infant preservative before. I assume it was some sort of Victorian "quack" medicine claimed to be a cure all. The most famous Victorian remedy of this type, thanks to mid 20th century pop culture, is this one. Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable compound was for curing "womens problems" However, when pop group The Scaffold changed Lydia E. Pinkham into "Lily the Pink" and her vegetable compound into a "medicinal compound" that could cure just about anything in 1968 then it became well known. (chorus) we'll drink a drink a drink to lily the pink the pink the pink the saviour of our human race for she invented, medicinal compound most efficasious in every case mr freers, had sticky out ears and it made him awful shy and so they gave him medicinal compound and now he's learning how to fly robert tony, was known to be bony he would never eat his meals and so they gave him medicinal compound now they move him round on wheels we'll drink a drink a drink to lily the pink the pink the pink the saviour of the human race for she invented medicinal compound mosr efficasious in every case old ebineezer thought he was julius caeser and so they put him in a home where they gave him medicnal compound and now he's emporor of Rome jonny hammer, had a terrible st st st st stammer he could hardly sssay a word and so they gave him medicinal compound now's he's seen, but never heard chorus aunty milly, ran willy nilly when her legs they did recede so they looked on medicnal compound now they call her milly bee jennifer eccles, had terrible freckles and the boys all called her names but they gave her medicinal compound now she joins in all the games chorus lily the pink she turned to drink she filled up with parafin inside and despite her medicinal compound sadly picklilly died up to heaven her soul ascended all the church bells they did ring she took with her medicinal compound hark the herald angels sing chorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noelsp Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Are you sure it's not 'Atkinson & Barker's' Royal Infant Preservative ? http://bankingletters.co.uk/page44.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Noelsp Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Hi SteveHB, In the Inquest , it says only Atkinson's... but if there is an image of a pre1900 bottle with both names I would gladly accept it...Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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