Bottle, Water
- Object Name:
- Bottle, Water
- Object ID:
- 1993.039.18.01
- Creator:
- Londonderry Lithia Spring Water Company
- Place of Origin:
- Nashua, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Water bottle, with contents. Glass bottle with cork, full of clear liquid, labeled: "Londonderry Lithia". Two paper labels describing the contents. First label (1.5" x 6.5"): black and tan, "Londonderry Lithia / DIRECTIONS Take 6 to 10 glasses a day, to exclusion of other drinks. For best effect, take half an hour before meals." Second label (4.25" x 4.75"): black and tan, reads "LONDONDERRY LITHIA / SPRING WATER CO / Nashua, N.H.", company monogram "L S W" surrounded by "Reg. No. 17649", "Cures / RHEUMATISM. / NEURAIGIA, / DYSPEPSIA, / ECSEMA, / MALARIAL / Poisoning. / GOUT.", and "Cures / GRAVEL. / BRIGHT'S DISEASE / DIABETES, DROPSY / And All / Diseases / of the / KIDNEYS / and / BLADDER." "E" embossed on bottom of glass.
- Material:
- Glass
Cork
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-10.75 Dia-4.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the object collection of the New Hampshire Medical Society, including medicine bottles, doctor's kits, and other medical equipment used in New Hampshire.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of New Hampshire Medical Society
- Subjects:
- Medical equipment & supplies, Bottles, Water
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