A manufactured glass bottle (a) with a slightly concave bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass tapers to a medium-length neck and has a wide lip; the body of the bottle has manufacture seams on the sides and a black and white label; inserted in bottle neck is (b) a cork stopper; this is cylind…
A manufactured glass bottle (a) with a slightly concave bottom; the cylindrical body of thick glass tapers to a medium-length neck and has a wide lip; the body of the bottle has manufacture seams on the sides and a black and white label; inserted in bottle neck is (b) a cork stopper; this is cylindrical in shape with a flat top that tapers down to a flat bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Part Names
a - medicine bottle - Size: Length cm x Diam. cm
b - cork - Size: Depth cm x Diam. cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. H. Godfrey Bird or Dr. C.H. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
Dates
1916
circa 1916
Date Remarks
Based on date given on label around bottle neck
Material
glass: amber
paper: light beige
cork: light beige
Inscriptions
Label around neck of bottle reads, "MERCK SEAL // adopted // Dec. 1916"; label around body of bottle reads, "S-.5007 // SODIUM CARBONATE MERCK // ANHYDROUS - PH.B. 1898 // HIGHEST PURITY - "C.P." // MERCK & CO. // Distributors and Guarantors // New York. // NOTE. - This is the quality frequently called "C.P.""; The number "321773"; top of cork: "MERCK [in the form of a cross, with "MERCK" also vertically printed, sharing the "R" in the centre]// MERCK & CO. // MONTREAL WORKS RAHWAY N.J."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-2 Row A
Dimension Notes
Length 19.8 cm x Diam. 7.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper label is discoloured
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.