Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.229

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1900-1930

Description:

Medicine bottle, Gilman Brothers, Boston, MA. Brown glass. Cylindrical body and neck. Red and green printed paper label on front, top: "MAGNUS, MABEE REYNARD / INCORPORATED / IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS / NEW YORK. U.S.A. / MMR [in triangle] / MAGNUS / PURITY AND STRENGTH / OIL CEDARLEAF / AMERICAN / ESSENTIAL OILS - DRUGS - CHEMICALS / NET WEIGHT / 8 OZS." Printed gold-colored paper label on front, bottom: "Packed expressly for / GILMAN BROS. INC. / BOSTON, MASS." Cork stopper with wide cap with embossed red lettering: "MAGNUS MABEE AND REYNARD / INCORPORATED / MMR [in triangle] / MAGNUS / TRADE MARK / NEW YORK / U.S.A." Bottle contains clear liquid, about 1/4 full.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-6.4 Dia-2.5 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, Cedar trees