A hand-made glass bottle (a) with a definitive pontil on the bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass tapers to a short neck and has a pronounced lip that extends slightly outwards; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on the front; the glass stopper (b) is mushroom-shaped with a fla…
A hand-made glass bottle (a) with a definitive pontil on the bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass tapers to a short neck and has a pronounced lip that extends slightly outwards; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on the front; the glass stopper (b) is mushroom-shaped with a flat top and a stem that tapers to a concave end; the stem has a leak-proof ground surface that seal the bottle.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 14.2 cm x Diam. 5.7 cm
b - stopper - Size: Depth 3.6 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
Provenance
Used by Dr. H. Godfrey Bird or Dr. C. H. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
Dates
1930
1950
circa 1930-1950
Material
glass: clear
paper: red; discoloured white
Inscriptions
Written on the label are the words, "Acid Tartarie"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Condition Remarks
Both glass stopper and medicine bottle are slightly dirty.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottlers and Bottles, Canadian," by S. & O. Urquhart, 1976, p. 53 (similar to item 307)
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.