ENO Effervescent Saline

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

ENO Effervescent Saline

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2004.1.19

Description

Glass bottle with cap of ENO effervescent saline antacid and laxative

Category

medicines

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2004.1

Source or Donor

Sidney Weinberg

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Sidney Weinberg (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, class of 1954), 2004

Made/Created

Manufacturer

ENO-Scott & Bowne

Time Period

Early to mid-20th Century

Place

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Notes

Bloomfield, NJ.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottle

Height

6-7/8 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

2-3/4 in

Weight

8 oz

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

From 2016 gallery label: The selection shown here is from approximately 200 items (mostly medicines and a wide variety of drugstore products) generously gifted by retired Philadelphia pharmacist, and PCP alumnus, Sidney Weinberg. The majority of these items originated from a pharmacy in Northeast Philadelphia founded in the early 20th century.