Clear glass oval bottle with a flat bottom, rounded sides and a flat front panel with raised lettering; the bottle has a cylindrical neck and a tooled, flanged lip with a flat top and rounded edges; the bottle originally held medication, but is now empty.
Clear glass oval bottle with a flat bottom, rounded sides and a flat front panel with raised lettering; the bottle has a cylindrical neck and a tooled, flanged lip with a flat top and rounded edges; the bottle originally held medication, but is now empty.
Bottle style before 1860, with seams extended to just over the shoulder
Material
glass: transparent
Inscriptions
The front panel has raised lettering which reads, "G.S. HOBART // MEDICAL HALL // KINGSTON ONT."; the bottom of the bottle has raised lettering which reads, "W T G. & Co."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-9 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length: 17.0 cm. x Width: 6.3 cm. x Depth: 3.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
The bottle shows no chips, cracks or breaks in the glass; the inside of the bottle is slightly cloudy.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles" by Michael Polak, pp. 19 & 21; "Canadian Bottle and Stoneware Collector" magazine, issue no. 16, April/May/June 1996, p. 26.