Press, Ointment
- Object Name:
- Press, Ointment
- Object ID:
- 1989.003.07
- Creator:
- Enterprise Mfg. Co.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1876
- Description:
- Press, cast iron, for filling tubes with pile (hemorrhoid) cure ointment. Painted black with gold floral stencilling and stripes, and one orange stripe around top. Stencilled on front in gold: "2. Qts / N°. 5". Crank with wooden handle. Metal filling tube extends 4.75" from base. Toothed vertical rack has cast lettering: "ENTERPRISE MFG. CO. PHILADELPHIA. PAT. JULY. 11TH 1876", highlighted in gold paint. Ointment still inside.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-19.5 W-7.75 D-15.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the bequest of household furnishings, fire bucket, Civil War sword, ointment packaging equipment, silver, silhouettes, and other misc. items and manuscripts from home of Montgomery Herbert, Concord, NH. The Herbert family has lived in Concord since the 18th century.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Montgomery Herbert
- People:
- Herbert, Montgomery (1892-1988)
- Subjects:
- Medical equipment and supplies
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