This page shows the 'Dr Tibbald's' ointment pot originating from Taunton in Somerset
Arthur John Smith began his chemist and druggist business when he took over an existing business in 1881 and continued to trade through to the Georgian era, until about 1914.
A shallow pot with an attractive trade mark pictorial of a lion and a figure.
Further detailed information regarding this pot can be obtained from the Historical Guide to Delftware and Victorian Ointment Pots book produced by Messrs. Houghton & Priestley, page 137. |