A manufactured glass bottle (a) with a definitive pontil on the bottom and manufacturing seams on the sides; the cylindrical body of thick glass flares out and tapers to a medium-length neck that has a pronounced lip that turns outwards; inserted in the bottle opening is a cork (b); this has a wide…
A manufactured glass bottle (a) with a definitive pontil on the bottom and manufacturing seams on the sides; the cylindrical body of thick glass flares out and tapers to a medium-length neck that has a pronounced lip that turns outwards; inserted in the bottle opening is a cork (b); this has a wide, flat top that tapers down to a smaller bottom.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 23.9 cm x Diam. 9.0 cm
b - cork - Size: Depth 3.1 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. H. Godfrey Bird or Dr. C.H. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
Dates
1896
circa 1896
Date Remarks
This date marks the beginning of the Bird medical practice.
Material
glass: clear
cork: brown
Inscriptions
None
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-1 Row A
Condition Remarks
Brown flecks on bottle; glass is slightly foggy
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (JC-141)," Central Scientific Company of Canada (CENCO), 1942, p. 63 (similar to item 10480) (see attached photocopy); CD #6