Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.213

Date:

1890-1900

Description:

Medicine bottle, E. A. Boutell, Nashua, NH. Clear glass. Rectangular shape with beveled corners and rounded shoulders. Long cylindrical neck. Printed paper label on front: "E. A. BOUTELL'S / Hemlock Liniment / For Rheumatism, Neural- / gia, Burns, Cuts, Jams, / Sprains, Wounds, Weak / Back, Scalds, Leg-ache in / Children. Reduces Swell- / ings, Cures Stiff and Lame / Joints. / [directions] / Price, 25 Cents a Bottle. / Manufactured only by / E. A. BOUTELL, / Nashua, N. H."; with portrait of a woman. Cork stopper. Bottle contains transparent green liquid, almost full.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-5.9 W-1.85 D-1 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, Liniment