Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.103

Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Medicine bottle. Clear pressed glass with mold seam; rectangle body with beveled corners and short curved shoulders; rectangle recesses four sides. Long cylindrical neck with flat lip. Paper label adhered to front in recess: "BRAULT'S / DIGESTIVE / ELIXIR. / The only infallible remedy / which cures and prevents dys- / pepsia. One bottle will con- / vince you of its superiority. / Sometimes you will feel / worse after the first few doses, / but do not stop taking it, that / feeling is only the reaction / for the perfect cure. To be / really cured, the Elixir should / be taken some time after re- / covering. / DOSE:- One dessert spoon- / ful three times a day, pure or / with as much water, an half / hour before meals. / Le Seul remede infaillible / qui gueritet previent la dys- / pepsie. Une bouteille vous / convaincra de sa superiorite. / Quelques fois vous serez plus / malade apres les premieres / doses, mais n'arretez pas; ce- / mal est la reaction pour la / guerison parfaite. / Pour assurer la guerison, il / serait sage de prendre encore / le remede quelque temps apres / que l'on est retabli. / DOSE:- une cuilleree a / dessert trois fois parjour, pure / ou avec autant d'eau, une / demi-heure avant les repas." printed in red and blue ink; "PATENTED IN U.S. / JULY 15, 1890" printed red ink top left; "PATENTED IN CANADA / FEB. 8, 1890." printed red ink top right; man's portrait top center.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-7.7 W-2.6 D-1.6 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, Men, Portraits