Lot # 121 - Vintage Militaria & Science Lot: Torch, Heatabs, Apothecary, Glassware

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 10-Nov-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 17-Nov-2026 9:00:00 PM
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Description :

A fascinating, curated collector's lot bridging early-to-mid 20th-century field survival gear, pharmaceutical history, and vintage laboratory science. This diverse assortment is perfect for historical displays, prop use, or individual resale.

Militaria & Field Survival Gear:

Vintage Falcon Alcohol Blow Torch: A rugged, authentic antique utility torch featuring an intact cap, handle, and curved spout assembly. Shows a beautifully aged rustic patina."Heatab" Solid Fuel Heating Systems: Includes one large vintage master box and three smaller satellite retail boxes of "Heatab" Heat. Features highly collectible graphics illustrating survival uses (frying, boiling, heating rations).

Diamond Water-Resistant Matches: One vintage pictorial matchbox designed for sportsmen and survivalists ("Sheds water like a duck's back").

Antique Pharmaceutical Amber Glass:

Embossed "J.R. Watkins" Bottle: A beautiful mid-sized amber medicine/syrup bottle with sharp, clear embossing running vertically down the face. 5.5" tall

Assorted Apothecary Bottles: Four additional vintage amber glass bottles in varied shapes (cylindrical and rectangular) with clean lips and necks.

Vintage Laboratory Glassware & Instruments:

Guaranteed Accurate Hydrometer: Large glass liquid-density hydrometer housed in its original protective cardboard storage tube with vintage typeface.

Assorted Lab Glass Lot: Includes a multi-piece collection of vintage test tubes (including one marked No. 9800), a small glass beaker, a specialized low-form flared measuring cylinder, glass pipettes/droppers with an intact rubber cap, and a heavy-duty black sorting tray


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