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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.010
Date:
1903-1920
Description:
Bottle, medicine, Frank H. Read, Druggist, Contoocook, NH. Rectangular bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "patent" or flat lip which has been molded and tooled, flat bottom. Front, back, and sides are flat with rounded edges, sloping shoulders, seam around bottom edge. Seams on back left and front right sides run diagonally across shoulders and up neck, fade out just under lip. Embossed lettering on front panel: "DRUGGIST / FRANK H READ / CONTOOCOOK". Embossed on front above panel: "30 C.C.".
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3.5 W-1.375 D-0.8 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:
Reed, Frank
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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