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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1996.036.035
Date:
1906-1910
Description:
Bottle, medicine, Merrill Bangs, Pharmacists, Lisbon, NH. Oval bottle, clear glass, blown-in-mold, embossed lettering, "prescription" or flared lip which has been molded and tooled. Front flat, back and sides rounded with rounded edges, sloping shoulders, air bubbles. Bottom with oval depression, seam around top edge from cup mold. Seams on sides run across shoulders, fade out on neck. Embossed panel on front with straight vertical and bottom edges, curved top edge. Lettering above panel: ounce symbol (resembles a 3) followed by "i". Lettering within panel: "MERRILL BANGS / PHARMACISTS / LISBON, N. H."
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-3.5 W-1.375 D-0.75 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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