Oval amber glass bottle with screw-cap lip; the front of the bottle is flat (rounding at the sides) and undecorated (it likely originally had a label); the back has an embossed design of a man with a cod on his back; the bottle has small amounts of cod liver oil residue.
Oval amber glass bottle with screw-cap lip; the front of the bottle is flat (rounding at the sides) and undecorated (it likely originally had a label); the back has an embossed design of a man with a cod on his back; the bottle has small amounts of cod liver oil residue.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M.Chiong for his patent medicine collection, in Kingston in Aug. 1993
Dates
1900
circa 1900
Material
glass: amber
Inscriptions
Bottle back has an embossed design of a man with a cod on his back; the bottom is embossed, "5 a
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-2 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length: 18.9 cm. x Width: 6.0 cm. x Depth: 3.4 cm.
Condition Remarks
Bottle has no chips or cracks and only minor wear; residue inside bottle; no lid.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles" by Michael Polak, p. 19; "Bottlers and Bottles, Canadian" by O. Urquhart, pp. 35 & 39
Research Facts
Bottle originally held cod liver oil; very likely the product is Scott's Emulsion, as the design was a trade mark