(a) A machine-made glass bottle with manufacture seams on both sides; it has a cylindrical-shaped body and tapers to a short neck that has a molded stepped stem which flares to a distinct lip; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on the front and back; the bottom has a hard suction cut-…
(a) A machine-made glass bottle with manufacture seams on both sides; it has a cylindrical-shaped body and tapers to a short neck that has a molded stepped stem which flares to a distinct lip; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on the front and back; the bottom has a hard suction cut-off scar; (b) the glass stopper is mushroom-shaped with a flat top and stem that flares before tapering to a flat end; the stem has leak-proof grindings that seal the bottle
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 23.3 cm x Diam. 9.3cm
b - stopper - Size: Length 4.6 cm x Diam. 3.7 cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. C.H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1896
circa 1896
Material
glass: clear
paper: red; white; black
Inscriptions
(a) A handwritten label on front reads "Expectorance", and the back label reads "Expectoran[illeg.]"; the last part of the label is torn off; the number "8" is pressed into the glass on the top of the bottle stopper
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-1
Condition Remarks
Major staining on interior of bottle; label on rear is torn and on front is faded; staining is peeling off in lower interior of bottle
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Scientific Instruments Laboratory Apparatus and Supplies (Catalog JC-141)," by CENCO (Central Scientific Company of Canada), copyright 1942, p. 351 (similar to item 10430) (see attached photocopy)