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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.030
Creator:
Whitall, Tatum & Company
Place of Origin:
Millville, NJ
Date:
1870-1887
Description:
Bottle, medicine, H. P. Kendrick Drugs, Lebanon, NH. Cylindrical bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "patent" or flat lip which has been molded and tooled. Round with flat, embossed front. Bottom with depression in same shape as bottle, seam around top edge from cup mold. Seams on sides run across shoulders, fade out on neck. Embossed lettering on front: "H.P. KENDRICK / DRUGS / LEBANON N. H.", with a set of scales surrounded by a laurel wreath. "W. T & CO. / PAT JAN / 2 ....78" on bottom, numbers partially obscured by "T & C" placed diagonally over them.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3.5 W-1.25 D-1.063 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
Subjects:
Medicine, Bottles
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