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McKesson's Glycerin Suppositories
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Dates
1900
circa 1900
Collection
Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Accession Number
996001272
Description
Cylindrical amber glass bottle with screw-on metal lid and attached printed paper label listing product information; the bottle contains Glycerin Suppositories (now melted); the bottle is cone-shaped and widens at the top; the lid will not come off
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Accession Number
996001272
Collection
Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
MeSH Heading
Suppositories
Cathartics
Constipation -- drug therapy
MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
Description
Cylindrical amber glass bottle with screw-on metal lid and attached printed paper label listing
product information; the bottle contains Glycerin Suppositories (now melted); the bottle is
cone-shaped and widens at the top; the lid will not come off
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Kingston in Aug.
1993
Maker
McKesson & Robbins Inc.
Site Made (City)
New York; Bridgeport
Site Made (State)
New York; Connecticutt
Site Made (Country)
United States of America
Dates
1900
circa 1900
Date Remarks
Company established in 1833, but bottle type of 1900 and on.
Material
glass: amber
paper: off-white
metal: off-white
Inscriptions
Label reads, "CONTENTS McKesson's ONE DOZEN // GLYCERIN SUPPOSITORIES NOT U.S.P. // LONG for
infants // Product use listed // McKESSON & ROBBINS, INCORPORATED, NEW YORK, N.Y. // BRIDGEPORT,
CONN. U.S.A."; lid reads, "QUALITY SINCE 1833 // MADE IN U.S.A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 1 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length: 7.7 cm. x Diam. : 4.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
Bottle is complete and shows no chips or cracks; the glycerin suppositories inside have melted;
paper label is missing one small section at the right side and has a fold mark; all writing is
clearly legible; metal lid was very dirty and shows some corrosion at the top half
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles" by Michael Polak, p. 19
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