A hand-made glass bottle with a manufacturer's pontil mark on the bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass flares slightly before tapering to a medium-length neck that has a pronounced lip that turns outwards; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on both front and back; the glass st…
A hand-made glass bottle with a manufacturer's pontil mark on the bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass flares slightly before tapering to a medium-length neck that has a pronounced lip that turns outwards; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on both front and back; the glass stopper (b) is mushroom-shaped with a flat top and a stem that tapers to a flattened end; the stem has leak-proof grindings that seal the bottle
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 15.0 cm x Diam. 6.0 cm
b - stopper - Size: Length 4.5 x Diam. 3.0 cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. C.H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1930
1950
circa 1930-1950
Material
glass: clear
paper: red; discoloured white
Inscriptions
Handwritten label on front of bottle reads, "Acid Muir Del"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-2
Condition Remarks
Bottle shows minor staining and clouding on interior walls
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)