Clear glass medicine bottle

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Clear glass medicine bottle

Entry/Object ID

747

Description

Clear glass medicine bottle, with black plastic screw cap, and paper label. Printed paper label has space at the top for typing contents, bottom half is pre-printed with a red apothecary symbol on the left, then printed in dark blue: "MOFFETT'S PHARMACY Opposite Hotel Reg. No. 6139 Charles Town, W. Va.". Typed on top half of label: "Elix. Terpin Hydrate and Codeine". Measurement or dosage lines are embossed on back side of bottle. Embossed at shoulder of bottle: "3ii"; embossed in script at bottom edge of bottle and on bottom of bottle: "Duraglas".

Acquisition

Accession

602

Source or Donor

Moore, Garland H., III from estate of Garland H. Moore, Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Material

Glass and plastic