A cylindrical glass bottle with manufacture seams on both sides and a flat bottom; the thin glass body flares slightly before tapering dramatically to a short neck that has a pronounced lip that flares out around the bottle opening; a red and white label is attached to the front of the bottle; the …
A cylindrical glass bottle with manufacture seams on both sides and a flat bottom; the thin glass body flares slightly before tapering dramatically to a short neck that has a pronounced lip that flares out around the bottle opening; a red and white label is attached to the front of the bottle; the glass stopper (b) is mushroom-shaped with a stem that flares before tapering to a flat end; the stem is coated with leak-proof grindings that seal the bottle.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 12.0 cm x Diam. 5.0 cm
b - stopper - Size: Length 4.5 x Diam. 4.0 cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. C. H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Material
glass: clear
paper: red; discoloured white
Inscriptions
The red and white handwritten label (torn) on front reads, "Acid Carbo"; embossed on top of glass stopper: "8"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Condition Remarks
Bottle shows significant cracking around lip of neck; glass is cloudy from years of chemical storage
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (JC-141)," by CENCO (Central Scientific Company of Canada), copyright 1942, p. 62 (similar to item 10430)