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Bottle, Apothecary

Object Name:
Bottle, Apothecary
Object ID:
1992.063.094
Date:
circa 1940
Description:
Bottle and screw top. Brown pressed glass; rectangle body with rounded corners, short curved shoulders. Cylindrical, threaded neck. Screw top: plastic, threaded interior; cardboard circle piece inside top. "9 50 / 7 Duraglas" embossed on bottom of jar; Saturn design embossed on bottom of jar. Rectangular paper label adhered to front of jar: "OSGOOD PHARMACY / W.B. OSGOOD, B.S. REG. PH. / FARMINGTON Phone 3711 NEW HAMPSHIRE / No. Date / Dr." printed black ink; "DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC / ACID / (10%)" stamped black ink center; six black horizontal lines center; scribbles written in ink top; mortar and pestle in circle top left; weights and measures in circle top right; black line border.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7.8 W-2.2 D-2.9 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
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