Bottle, Apothecary
- Object Name:
- Bottle, Apothecary
- Object ID:
- 1992.063.087
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Bottle and stopper. Clear colorless pressed glass; white painted(?) interior. Cylindrical body with short curved shoulders. Cylindrical neck with flat lip. Stopper: cylindrical base with tapered neck and circular top with scalloped edge, mold seam. Paper label adhered to front of jar atop two other labels: "W.W. ROBERTS, / Family Druggist," printed in black ink; four black lines; "Odd Fellows Block, Farmington N.H." printed in black ink at bottom. Paper label adhered to front label: "LIME WATER / DOSE.-Adults, one tablespoonful. Children, / from 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls in a little milk. / W.W. ROBERTS, DRUGGIST / ODD FELLOWS BLOCK, FARMINGTON, N.H." printed in black ink.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-14.4 Dia-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Wilfred B. Osgood pharmacy collection, consisting of the contents of the Knox Pharmacy and Roberts Rexall Store (a.k.a. Osgood's Pharmacy) in Farmington, N.H.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood
- People:
- Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988)
- Subjects:
- Pharmacies, Pharmacists
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