Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.264

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Medicine bottle, Jefferson's Bitter Apple Compound. Clear glass. Square body with beveled corners, sloping shoulders, cylindrical neck, and wide rim. Printed paper label on front: "JEFFERSON'S / Bitter Apple / COMPOUND / For the Hair. / TRADE MARK / A Perfect Dressing / AND A Reliable Restorer. / [uses and directions] / FOR SALE BY ALL / DRUGGISTS. / PRICE ONE DOLLAR". Printed paper label around neck: "THIS CAP MUST NOT BE DETACHED.", with instructions for opening. Metal cap with nozzle. Bottle contains transparent yellow liquid with white particles in suspension, about 3/4 full.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-8.4 W-2.4 D-2.4 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, Apples, Hair dressing