Light blue glass bottle, rounded shoulders, narrow neck ending in a slightly wider collar and a cork, vertical lettering embossed on sides and bottom.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
Dates
1800
1899
circa 1800-1899
Date Remarks
Original record had "19c."
Material
glass: translucent light blue
cork: brown
Inscriptions
Embossed in the glass: "SCHENK'S SEAWEED TONIC"; embossed on bottom: "3".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-1 Row E
Length
21.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 21.5 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"Dr. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Seaweed Tonic and Mandrake Pills [advertising trade card]," Museum of Health Care, object 996001790, accessed July 2nd, 2021, https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2827
Research Facts
Advertised to "sustain systems weakened by disease, preserve the tone of stomach, liver and bowels, purify and enrich the blood, encourage appetite and help nutrition, brace the organs, build and strengthen the whole man."