Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.215

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Medicine bottle, Alpha Liniment Company, Boston, MA. Clear glass. Cylindrical body and neck. Printed salmon-colored paper label on front: "ALPHA LINIMENT / For 20 years stands unequalled as a counter / irritant and discutient for MAN or BEAST. / The most powerful, penetrating, PAIN / RELIEVING REMEDY KNOWN. / CLEAN, SAFE and PLEASANT TO USE / Price 25 cents per bottle. / SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS / Manufactured By / ALPHA LINIMENT COMPANY, / Boston, Mass."; with directions and list of cures. Embossed lettering on back, "ALPHA LINIMENT / BOSTON, MASS." Cork stopper. Contains remnants of congealed dark brown liquid, about 1/8 full.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-5.2 Dia-1.75 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