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Bottle

Object Name:
Bottle
Object ID:
1996.036.008
Date:
1887-1897
Description:
Bottle, flavoring extract, Mrs. M. J. Bradford, Claremont, NH. Rectangular bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "prescription" or flared lip which has been molded and tooled. Bottom with rectangular depression and seam around top edge from cup mold. Front, back, and sides flat with bevelled edges and sloping shoulders. Seams on front left edge and back right edge run diagonally across shoulders and up neck, fade out just under lip. Embossed lettering on front: "MRS M J BRADFORD / FLAVORING EXTRACTS / CLAREMONT N H" with a large "B" on top of a "J" which is on top of an "M". The same initials may also be embossed on bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-4.8 W-1.9 D-1 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:
Bradford, M. J.
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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