Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners, rounded shoulders that taper into a long wide neck ending in a collar with overlarge cork stopper stuck in neck; original string around neck; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom and back; two thirds full of brown liquid contents.
Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners, rounded shoulders that taper into a long wide neck ending in a collar with overlarge cork stopper stuck in neck; original string around neck; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom and back; two thirds full of brown liquid contents.
Printed on label: "CALENDULA // Luyties // Homoeopathic Pharmacy // Company // CHICAGO“; embossed on bottle: "LUYTES - ST. LOUIS // DF & CO"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 3 Row B
Width
4.2
Height
15.5
Depth
4.2
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Yellowing of label; minor staining; minor areas of loss
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Calendula Tincture. 1-800-Homeopathy.
P. H. Mallen & Company. Dr. Jack Fincham.
Research Facts
This bottle is an example of a “French Square”. In the late 1860s, a pharmacist from Philadelphia, Thomas Wiegand recommended French Squares for the elegance of their shape, strength, and the “facility and economy of space with which they can be packed together.”
This type of bottle was manufactured until the 1920s. This bottle style was frequently made for homeopathic pharmacists.
A Calendula rich alcohol-based solution is generally used in dilution as a wash for symptoms of superficial cuts, abrasions, chaffed skin, minor burns, scalds and sunburns. For irritated gums, Calendula tincture can be diluted for use as a mouthwash.