By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson
From Tribune News Service
Hi:
Could you tell me what this is? I would also like to know how old it is and where it came from.
Thank you,
B. M.
Dear B. M.:
In photos sent, the piece is shown disassembled. There is a small button-shaped component, a tall almost cylindrical bottle and a thin metal rod with one end that flares out slightly. When assembled properly, the metal rod fits into the button-shaped component (which is the top), and then the assemblage goes into the bottle.
The thin metal rod with the flared tip is designed to be a tiny spoon that extracts the bottle’s contents in very small doses. So is this a medicine bottle, or a container for holding drugs?…