Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.212

Creator:

Owens-Illinois Glass Company; Fitch, A. Perley

Place of Origin:

Toledo, OH

Date:

1940-1960

Description:

Medicine bottle, A. Perley Fitch Co., Manchester, NH. Amber glass. Rectangular shape with rounded corners and sloped shoulders. Short cylindrical neck. Printed paper label on front: "SPIRIT OF ANISE / ESSENCE OF ANISE U. S. P. / ALCOHOL 80 TO 87% ONE PINT / A. PERLEY FITCH CO. / WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS / MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE". White plastic screw cap. Embossed script lettering on front and back at bottom: "Duraglas". Embossed lettering on bottom: "7 [logo] 3 / 16 OZ. / 12." Bottle one-half full of clear liquid.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-7 W-3.5 D-2 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