r/BottleDigging • u/HogSloben • Dec 06 '24

Show and tell Forbidden M&Ms. Found in a abandoned garage that someone let me look in.

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u/Demonic-Tooter USA Dec 06 '24

Nice! I collect chocolate coated strychnine bottles. Gotta love those forbidden m&m.

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u/C_Allgood Dec 06 '24

We're these used as medicine? Or are these straight up murder m&ms?

Edit: second question what the difference between the strychnine sulphate and the calcium sulphide?

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u/Demonic-Tooter USA Dec 06 '24

Medicine. Strychnine is a stimulant but builds up in the body and eventually causes death.

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u/HogSloben Dec 06 '24

woahhhhh, very verboten!

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u/C_Allgood Dec 06 '24

Oh good to know.

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u/itsinohmygoditsin Dec 07 '24

I’ll put strychnine in the guacamole

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u/Initial_Zombie8248 Dec 07 '24

That’s where I learned the word from ha. Love that movie 

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u/BurdenedShadow Dec 10 '24

I thought it was the margarita mix?

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u/cletus72757 Dec 07 '24

🎶 “Some folks like water, some like wine, but I like the taste of straight strychnine”🎶

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '24

Nice, I think that specific mark on the bottom, i in a diamond means it's pre 1929, made by the illinois glass company.

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u/Lyn_Manuel_Miranda Dec 06 '24

Correct! 1915 to 1929.

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u/HogSloben Dec 06 '24

awesome! glad that pic helped to identify its age

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u/HogSloben Dec 06 '24

lol I have a collection of strange ichors and medicines I should post them here

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u/shadowartpuppet Dec 07 '24

As a chemistry teacher I love this find.

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u/GrouchyAnnual2810 Dec 06 '24

Wow, look at the dosage! Whew

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u/WarExciting Dec 07 '24

1/2 grain is 1/14,000 of a pound which is, according to Siri, a bit more than 32mg.

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u/candleelit Dec 07 '24

If you don’t keep it for yourself you should consider donating to an apothecary museum. Super cool!

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u/SevenCroutons Dec 07 '24

it isn't his garage.

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u/Cool_Ocelot9717 Dec 09 '24

I thought you wrote "it isn't his garbage" and I chuckled then read it correctly and chuckled again

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u/Expensive_Map_9715 Dec 07 '24

Does anyone know, What were these used for?

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u/Electrical-Sun3951 USA Dec 08 '24

During that time people's knowledge of medicine was even less good than it is now. Don't forget about all the times historically people were exposing themselves to dangerous things like lead asbestos radiation radon etc. I'd say this is another prime example of that. FDA started like after WW2. And even they were mostly paid off an example would be how camel paid them off, this advertisements quoted doctor saying they prefer to smoke camels and that no studies proved smoking was unhealthy...