Bottle, Medicine
- Object Name:
- Bottle, Medicine
- Object ID:
- 1996.036.001
- Creator:
- Saltsburg Glass Company
Glassmaker - Place of Origin:
- Saltsburg, PA
- Date:
- 1890-1900
- Description:
- Bottle, patent medicine, C. Whitcomb's Indian Liniment, Apthorp, NH. Rectangular bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "patent" or flat lip which has been molded and tooled. Back and sides convex, rounded shoulders. Seams on either side fade out just below lip. Embossed lettering on front: "C. WHITCOMB'S / C. L. D. / INDIAN LINIMENT / APTHORP, N. H." Lettering on bottom partially obscured by fingerprint in the glass: "S...W [CO?]"
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-5.25 W-2.25 D-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Collection of bottles that the donor obtained by digging or purchasing either "outright" or at auction.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Robert C. Morey
- People:
- Whitcomb, C.
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