(a) Large amber glass bottle, round in shape with smooth walls and flat base; the base has a slightly rolled foot; mould seam is visible along the entirety of the body and up the neck; neck is short and designed for screw cap closure; two labels are affixed to the body of the bottle on opposite sid…
(a) Large amber glass bottle, round in shape with smooth walls and flat base; the base has a slightly rolled foot; mould seam is visible along the entirety of the body and up the neck; neck is short and designed for screw cap closure; two labels are affixed to the body of the bottle on opposite sides; (b) black plastic screw cap, wide, with sixteen sides to the edging of cap.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 18.2 cm x Diam. 8.0 cm
b - cap - Size: Depth 1.4 cm x Diam. 5.5 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. C.H. Bird or Dr. H.G. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
Maker
Merck & Co., Inc.
Dates
1924
circa 1924
Date Remarks
Screw caps in wide use after this date
Material
glass: amber
paper: cream
ink: blue; red
plastic: black
Inscriptions
(a) Embossed on base: "4 [symbol of a diamond shape with an I in the centre, superimposed on a pillow-shaped figure] 4 // 625 // 11"; printed on label: "FERRI ET AMMON. // CITRATE"; printed in handwriting on label: "Ferri et Ammon Cit [illeg.]"; (b) embossed in raised form on the interior of the black plastic: "8088 53 M/M 14"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Condition Remarks
Exterior of the bottle has a few marks from adhesive; handwritten label is slightly torn on right-hand end; interior of bottle has residue.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles: Identification and Price Guide," by Michael Polak, 1994, pp. 19 and 21; "Catalogue of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments," CENCO, Central Scientific Company of Canada Ltd., 1942, p. 57 (similar to item # 10354)