Name/Title
Clear Glass Medicinal Bottle from A. J. Green, Pharmacist, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
1993.29.1Description
ACC. NO. 93.29.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
OBJECT: BOTTLE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's
DESCRIPTION:
MEDICINAL BOTTLE, CLEAR GLASS, WITH EMBOSSED LETTERING, "A J GREENE, PHARMACISTS, 1417 PARK STREET, ALAMEDA, CALIF." THE BOTTLE, WHICH HAS DOUBLE SEAMS, INDICATING THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A MOLD, IS IRIDESCENT AND ETCHED BY BEING EXPOSED TO ACIDS IN THE SOIL.
SIZE: H 3-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
MEDICINAL BOTTLE FOUND IN THE BACK YARD OF A HOME ( ERECTED IN 1891) OWNED BY PAT AND MAX LAYARD, 2242 SAN ANTONIO AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA. THE BOTTLE WAS FOUND DURING EXCAVATION OF THE GROUND PURSUANT TO LANDSCAPING.
ACQUIRED FROM:
PAT AND MAX LAYARD
Date: 12-18-1993
NEW CARD: MARCH 16, 1996
