(a) Square clear glass bottle with cylindrical neck and tooled, rounded rolled-over collar, with four panels and embossed sides; front and back have paper product information labels; bottle has a cylindrical neck with cork seals intact; the 100 tablets and packing cotton remain; (b) one-piece card…
(a) Square clear glass bottle with cylindrical neck and tooled, rounded rolled-over collar, with four panels and embossed sides; front and back have paper product information labels; bottle has a cylindrical neck with cork seals intact; the 100 tablets and packing cotton remain; (b) one-piece cardboard box with flaps at top and bottom to open and close the container; the front and back of box have paper product information labels.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle
b - box
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich, USA, in Oct.1993.
(a) Embossed both sides, "Hollings-Smith Co., ORANGEBURG // NEW YORK, U.S.A."; label reads, "ONE HUNDRED TABLETS // CORYZA BELL // MORPHINE // 2-1/4 GRAINS TO // THE OUNCE // Hollings-Smith Co. // (Sole successor to Bell & Co., Inc. // in this preparation) // Manufacturing Chemists // Orangeburg, New York, U.S.A." (front of bottle and box); "CORYZA BELL // USES: Acute Nasal Catarrh, // Cold in Head, Hay Fever, etc. // DOSE:" listed (back of bottle and box); box sides read, "SEE THAT THE SEAL ON THE BOTTLE IS // UNBROKEN AND THAT THE FAC-SIMILE // SIGNATURE Hollings-Smith Co. // (Sole successor to Bell & Co., Inc.) // IS ON THE LABEL", and "SEE THAT THE FOLLOWING SCRIPT // SIGNATURE Hollings-Smith Co. // (Sole successor to Bell & Co., Inc.) // IS BLOWN IN THE GLASS BOTTLE"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-4 Row D
Dimension Notes
a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 4.4 cm. x Width 6.8 cm. x Depth 2.4 cm.
b - cardboard box - Size: Length 4.7 cm. x Width 7.1 cm. x Depth 2.8 cm.
Condition Remarks
(a) The bottle is unopened and retains its original seals; bottle label shows very slight wear at bottom corners; (b) box is missing one side flap at the top; the box also has minor staining; all writing is legible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles", by Michael Polak, pp. 19 & 21
Research Facts
For use on nasal catarrh, cold in head, hay fever, etc.
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.