(a) Rectangular square light aqua glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and tooled, plain broad sloping collar; bottle contains herbal tonic and has a cork to seal the neck; there is a printed paper label attached to the bottle's back which lists directions; all four panels are recessed; (b) one-…
(a) Rectangular square light aqua glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and tooled, plain broad sloping collar; bottle contains herbal tonic and has a cork to seal the neck; there is a printed paper label attached to the bottle's back which lists directions; all four panels are recessed; (b) one-piece cardboard box with flaps at top and bottom to open and close it; box wrapped with a single sheet of printed paper which lists product information.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 22.0 cm. x Width 7.6 cm. x Depth 5.4 cm.
b - cardboard box - Size: Length 22.9 cm. x Width 8.5 cm. x Depth 6.0 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection.
Box reads, "GREAT // HERBAL // Tonic // FOUNTAIN // OF // HEALTH // Blood // Purifier // AND // CONSTITUTIONAL // CATARRH CURE // A PURELY VEGETABLE COMPOUND // OF // ROOTS, LEAVES, BARK & FLOWERS, // Gathered from the Woods and Fields // PRICE ONE DOLLAR // MANUFACTURED IN TORONTO BY // Wm Churchill Co." (front); what it does and how it operates listed on one side; guarantee listed on the back; amounts to use listed on other side
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-2 Row E
Condition Remarks
Bottle was dirty and dusty; cork leaks liquid; bottle's front label is missing; back label is complete, with only minor staining and all writing is clearly legible; (b) cardboard box is water damaged; the bottom flap is completely missing and the top front and side flaps are missing; the paper wrapping around the box is missing several sections
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles" by Michael Polak, pp. 19 & 21
Research Facts
Tonic used to purify the blood, regulate the bowels, renovate secretions, act upon the kidneys, and invigorate the entire system