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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.019
Creator:
Whitall, Tatum Company
Place of Origin:
Millville, NJ
Date:
1917-1920
Description:
Bottle, medicine, Dartmouth Pharmacy, Hanover, NH. Oval bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "prescription" or flared lip which has been molded and tooled. Bottom with oblong depression and seam around top edge from cup mold. Back rounded, sides and front flat, rounded edges, sloping shoulders, air bubbles. Seams on sides, fade out on neck. Piece of dried bottle contents still inside bottle. Embossed lettering on front: "DARTMOUTH PHARMACY / R. J. PUTNAM / HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE". On bottom: "W.T.CO / M / U.S.A.".
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3.625 W-1.25 D-0.813 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:
Putnam, Robert
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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