Bottle, Medicine
- Object Name:
- Bottle, Medicine
- Object ID:
- 1992.063.338
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1900-1920
- Description:
- Medicine bottle, John Wyeth Brother, Philadelphia, PA. Clear glass. Body oval in cross section, with rounded shoulders and cylindrical neck. Printed paper label on front: "ACETANILID, AROMATIC. / Acetanilid, 5 grs., Oil Gaultheria q. s. / COMPRESSED BY / JOHN WYETH BROTHER, / PHILADELPHIA." Embossed lettering on back: "JOHN WYETH BRO. / PHILADA". Cork stopper with black wax seal on top, embossed "JOHN WYETH / BRO. / PHILADA". Bottle contains large, round, white tablets, about 3/4 full.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-4 W-2.1 D-1.4 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
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