(a) A hand-made glass bottle with a definitive pontil mark (roughened place caused by the glass-blowing process) on the bottom; it has a cylindrical body that flares slightly before tapering to a medium-length neck with a pronounced lip that turns outward; the body of the bottle has a red and white…
(a) A hand-made glass bottle with a definitive pontil mark (roughened place caused by the glass-blowing process) on the bottom; it has a cylindrical body that flares slightly before tapering to a medium-length neck with a pronounced lip that turns outward; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on both the front and back; the glass stopper is key-shaped with a flared stem that fits into the neck of the bottle; the stem has a leak-proof ground area that serves to seal the bottle
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 15.0 cm x Diam. 7.0 cm
b - stopper - Size: Length 4.0 x Width 2.2 cm x Depth 1.7 cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. C. H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1900
1930
circa 1900-1930
Material
glass: clear
paper: red; discoloured white
Inscriptions
Label on front and back of bottle reads "Elix Menth Pip"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-2
Condition Remarks
Bottle exhibits minor staining on interior
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (JC-141)," copyright 1942 by CENCO (Central Scientific Company of Canada), p. 62 (similar to item 10440)