Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.210

Creator:

Maryland Glass Corporation

Place of Origin:

Baltimore, MD

Date:

1950-1960

Description:

Medicine bottle, P. J. Noyes Company, Lancaster, NH. Blue-tinted glass. Rectangular shape with convex front and back, and rounded shoulders. Short cylindrical neck. Printed paper label on front: "Allayans / A soothing lotion for the prompt relief of itching / due to non-poisonous insect bites, minor attacks / of poison oak and ivy, sunburn or other minor / skin irritations. / [contents and instructions] / P J NOYES CO LANCASTER N H" / 3 fl. oz. Anti - Histaminic". Black plastic screw cap. Embossed lettering on bottom: "B.0. NO. 36 / M [in circle] / DESIGN PAT. / 97178". Contents appear to be powdered.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-4.25 W-2.2 D-1.4 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, NH. Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. The collection also includes manuscripts, books, photographs, and printed ephemera, transferred to NHHS library (1992-068.)

Credit Line:

Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood

People:

Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988)

Subjects:

Pharmacies, Pharmacists