Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.257

Place of Origin:

Philadelphia, PA

Date:

1900-1920

Description:

Medicine bottle, H. K. Mulford Company, Philadelphia, PA. Amber glass. Cylindrical body and neck. Printed paper label on front: "SOMNOS / (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) / (Elixir Chloral Glycerolate) / ALCOHOL 2% / CHLORAL GLYCEROLATE, 25 GR. PER FLUIDOUNCE / Hypnotic, Cerebral Sedative / and Antispasmodic / [directions] / Made in U. S. A. by / H. K. MULFORD CO. / PHILADELPHIA, U. S. A."; with "MULFORD / LABORATORIES" in circle at top. Cork stopper with red and black "MULFORD / LABORATORIES" label on top. Bottle contains clear liquid, about 7/8 full.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-7.2 Dia-3 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, Medicines