Cylindrical amber glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and a tooled, broad flat collar sloping to a heavy rounded ring; the bottle originally contained general tonic (now empty); there is a partial printed paper label attached to the front of the bottle which lists product information; the bottl…
Cylindrical amber glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and a tooled, broad flat collar sloping to a heavy rounded ring; the bottle originally contained general tonic (now empty); there is a partial printed paper label attached to the front of the bottle which lists product information; the bottle's inside bottom contains dried medication remains.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection
Maker
Wincarnis
Dates
1900
circa 1900
Date Remarks
Bottle manufacturing type from 1900 on
Material
glass: amber
paper: light brown
Inscriptions
Label reads, "WINCARNIS // (Trade Mark Registered) // ALCOHOL 18 1/2 PERCENT // A GENERAL TONIC. Contents and benefits listed"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-2 Row G
Dimension Notes
Length: 25.0 cm. x Diam. : 6.4 cm.
Condition Remarks
Bottle was dirty and dusty; there is some dried tonic in inside bottom; label very brittle and missing several sections; remaining label pieces are very fragile