Bottle, Medicine

Object Name:

Bottle, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.356

Place of Origin:

St. Louis, MO

Date:

1910-1920

Description:

Medicine bottle in original box, Dr. Herrick's Family Medicine Company, St. Louis, MO.

A. Bottle. Slightly green-tinted glass. Rectangular body with rounded corners and shoulders, recessed panels, and long cylindrical neck. Printed paper label on front: " 'IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM' / RENNE'S / PAIN-KILLING / OIL / 79 1/2 % ALCOHOL / [uses] / DR. HERRICKS FAMILY MEDICINE CO / James F. Ballard, Prop. / ST. LOUIS, MO. / TRAIL SIZE / PRICE 25 CENTS". Directions printed on label on back of bottle. Embossed lettering on back of bottle, partly covered by label: "[R]ENNE'[S] / ?". Embossed on left side of bottle: "PAIN KILLING". Embossed on right side of bottle: "MAGIC OIL". Cork stopper. Residue of dark brown liquid in bottom of bottle.

B. Cream-colored cardboard box, 6.2" high x 1.9" wide x 1" deep. Printed on front: "IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM" in banner below eagle and shield / TRADE MARK REGISTERED. / USE / RENNE'S / PAIN-KILLING / OIL / 79 1/2 % ALCOHOL / Dr. Herrick's Family Medicine Co. / JAMES F. BALLARD, PROPRIETOR. / 502 N. SECOND ST. / ST. LOUIS, MO. / REMOVED FROM NEW YORK / JUNE 1ST 1906. / DIRECTIONS INSIDE. / CLEAN, SAFE, / AND DELICIOUS TO USE. / Promptly Relieves / PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. / FOR / INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE. / DOSE, 15 to 30 drops in / half glass of water or milk." Printed on sides: "RENNE'S / PAIN-KILLING / OIL / PRICE 25 CENTS." Printed on top flap: "SERIAL NO. 664 / Guaranteed under the Food and / Drugs Act, June 30, 1906". Printed on bottom flap: "TRIAL / PRICE 25 CENTS". Uses and prices printed on back. Printed sheet inside.

Material:

Glass
Paper

Dimensions:

H-6.1 W-1.9 D-1 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