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Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:
Bottle, Medicine
Object ID:
1992.063.259
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1900-1920
Description:
Medicine bottle, John Wyeth Brother, Philadelphia, PA. Brown glass. Rectangular body with round shoulders and cylindrical neck. Printed paper label on front: "No. E 25 / 2 FLD. OZS. / IODINE / PETROGEN / WYETH / ALCOHOL, 9% / IODINE 10 PER CENT. / MANUFACTURED BY / JOHN WYETH BROTHER / Incorporated / PHILADELPHIA". Label continues onto sides, with directions. "WYETH" embossed on bottom. Cork stopper with Wyeth paper label on top. Bottle contains dark liquid, almost full.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-4.1 W-1.5 D-1.2 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
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