Bottle, Apothecary

Object Name:

Bottle, Apothecary

Object ID:

1992.063.088

Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Bottle. Blue pressed glass with mold seam. Cylindrical body with short curved shoulders; "NEW YORK PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION" embossed on shoulder. Cylindrical neck with flat lip. Brown rectangle paper label adhered to front of jar: "ELIXIR / TRADE MARK. / LACTOPEPTINE / WITH / GENTIAN / AND / Chloride of Iron / Containing per fl. oz {Lactopeptine, 32 grs. / Gentian, 8 " / Proto-Chloride Iron, 8 "} / DOSE / ONE to TWO TEASPOONFULS AFTER each MEAL. / An elegant preparation combining the / virtues of Gentian and Chloride of Iron with / Lactopeptine. A valuable remedy in General / Debility, Anemia, Constipation and Chronic / Diarrhea. / NOTE. / LACTOPEPTINE contains the five active / agents of digestion - Pepsin, Ptyalin, Pan- / creatine, Lactic Acid and Hydrochloric Acid- / combined in the same proportion as they / exist in the human system. These digestive / agents comprise all known substances em- / ployed by nature in the preparation of food / for assimilation. / THE NEW YORK / PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION, / NEW YORK." printed black ink; red line border around text; "86" black ink stamped bottom. Brown rhomboid paper label adhered to back of jar: "CAUTION TO DISPENSERS. / Any person refilling this bottle with, or dis- / pensing therefrom, any substance other than the / GENUINE Lactopeptine, N.Y.P. A. renders himself / liable to prosecution for obtaining money under / false pretenses and will be dealt with accordingly. / ALLOWANCE FOR BOTTLES. / Do not refill this bottle! We make a special allowance for its return. Write for particulars." printed red ink; red line border around text. Revenue stamps adhered to bottom of jar, Stamps one and two: "FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES INTER. REVENUE / SERIES OF 1898. / PROPRIETARY." printed; "5" printed top corners; battleship at sail center; scrollwork bottom; all orange ink. Stamp three: "FIVE EIGHTHS CENT / UNITED STATES INTER. REVENUE / SERIES OF 1898. / PROPRIETARY." printed; "5/8" printed top corners; battleship at sail center; scrollwork bottom; all blue ink. Stamp four: "TWO AND ONE HALF CENTS / UNITED STATES INTER. REVENUE / SERIES OF 1898. / PROPRIETARY." printed; "2 1/2" printed top corners; battleship at sail center; scrollwork bottom; all red ink. "N.Y.P. Co. / 1900" black in stamped atop revenue stamps.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-12.1 Dia-4.8 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, Stamps, Revenue, Battleships, Oceans