A glass bottle (a) with a concave bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass tapers to a medium-length neck and has a pronounced lip that extends outwards; the body of the bottle has manufacture seams on the sides and a red and white label on the front
A glass bottle (a) with a concave bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass tapers to a medium-length neck and has a pronounced lip that extends outwards; the body of the bottle has manufacture seams on the sides and a red and white label on the front
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 14.6 cm x Diam. 5.6 cm
b - cork - Size: Depth 2.5 cm x Diam. 2.9 cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. H. Godfrey Bird or Dr. C.H. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
Dates
1930
1950
circa 1930-1950
Material
glass: clear
paper: red; white; black
cork: light brown
Inscriptions
The numbers "534" are embossed in the glass; written on the label are the words, "Pulo. Zinc Ox"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Condition Remarks
Bottle has dark specks all over interior; cork has stain marks
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottlers and Bottles, Canadian," by S. & O. Urquhart, 1976, p. 33 (similar to item 96)
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.