Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.342

Place of Origin:

Philadelphia, PA

Date:

1890-1910

Description:

Medicine bottle, John Wyeth Brother, Philadelphia, PA. Amber glass. Cylindrical body and neck. Printed paper label on front: "POWDERED EXTRACT / OPIUM, AQUEOUS. / (PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM.) / Conforms to the Alkaloidal Standard, U.S.P., 1890, viz: / 18 per cent. Crystallized Morphine. / [product information, antidotes, and dosage] / JOHN WYETH BROTHER, / MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS, / PHILADELPHIA." Embossed lettering on back: "JOHN WYETH BRO / PHILADELPHIA". Cork stopper with printed paper label on top: "JOHN WYETH BRO[THER] / PHILA[DELPHIA]". Bottle contains white powder, about 2/3 full.

Material:

Glass

Dimensions:

H-3.4 Dia-1.8 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, Opium