A clear glass pharmacy bottle (a) with stopper (b); the bottle has a hand painted label on the front; there is an unidentified hard, gravel-like material inside the bottle; the stopper is stuck firmly in place and has not been removed.
A clear glass pharmacy bottle (a) with stopper (b); the bottle has a hand painted label on the front; there is an unidentified hard, gravel-like material inside the bottle; the stopper is stuck firmly in place and has not been removed.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 21.5 cm x Diam. 8.3 cm
b - stopper - Size: Length 4.9 cm x Diam. 4.0 cm
Provenance
Found in a cabinet in the donors' basement after they bought the house from John Briscoe of Briscoe's pharmacy which was located at 229 Princess Street in Kingston from 1954 to 1966; it is likely that Briscoe acquired the collection during his career as a pharmacists; This bottle was originally used to hold tinctura aloes.
Dates
1870
1912
circa 1870-1912
Date Remarks
Internet
Material
glass: clear
unidentified material: black
Inscriptions
"Tr: ALO:EM" hand painted on front
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-1
Condition Remarks
The paint on the front is chipping.
Reference Types
Internet
Book
Reference Comments
"Elements of Pharmacy, Materia Medica and Therapeutics," Third Edition, by William Whitla, MD, Henry Renshaw, London, Eng. 1885; Kingston City Directories; Internet: "Determining the Age of Medicine Bottles: Dating your Medicine Bottles," Digger Odell Publications, 2004
Research Facts
John Briscoe took over Bishop's Drugs Ltd in 1954; Bishop owned another store at 528 Princess Street from 1946 to 1954 and it had been a drug store under other ownership from 1923 until 1946; this is a possible origin of some of the collection.
Exhibit History
"When Medicine Met Science," Museum of Health Care, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017