(a) Small oval amber glass bottle with long cylindrical screw-top neck; the front panel of the bottle has 9 vertical ridges; (b) screw-top black bakelite cap with long cylindrical clear glass rod attached to centre inside.
(a) Small oval amber glass bottle with long cylindrical screw-top neck; the front panel of the bottle has 9 vertical ridges; (b) screw-top black bakelite cap with long cylindrical clear glass rod attached to centre inside.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle
b - cap
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M Chiong for his patent medicine collection, in Kingston in Sept.1993.
Dates
1900
circa 1900
Material
glass: yellow; clear
plastic: black
Inscriptions
Front embossed "1 oz" and has 9 vertical raised ridges; bottom back has embossed "3"; bottom of bottle has an embossed "D" in a diamond, a square design (a square with a "+" inside, divided into 4 smaller squares) and the number "4"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 2 Row C
Dimension Notes
a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 8.9 cm. x Width 3.8 cm. x Depth 2.2 cm.
b - cap (with glass rod) - Size: Length 7.2 cm. x Diameter 2.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Bottle has no chips, cracks or scratches; bottle insides contain medicine residue and a strong smell of iodine; lid is complete, with no cracks or chips; iodine residue can be seen on glass rod
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Document
Reference Comments
See label from Dr. Chiong's exhibit formerly at Bracken Library; "Bottles" by Michael Polak,
p. 19
Research Facts
Poison bottle (iodine); odd embossing on surface designed for easy identific ation in the
home at night
Exhibit History
On exhibit at the Museum of Health Care in the East Gallery, small cases #1 and #2 - May 30, 2007 - March 9, 2009.