Dr. D. Jayne's Carminative Balsam Bottle

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Dr. D. Jayne's Carminative Balsam Bottle

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2023.2.348

Description

Slim empty glass carminative balsam bottle produced by Dr. D. Jayne & Sons, which operated from c. 1843 through 1930 at 242 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.

Context

Dr. D. Jayne & Sons began as a family doctor before introducing their own medicines to the market. They went on to distribute one of the first medical almanacs in America.

Collection

Alan and Lorraine Warren Collection

Category

containers, medicine bottles

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2023.2

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Dr. D. Jayne & Sons

Time Period

Late 19th to early 20th century

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottle

Height

5-1/2 in

Diameter

1 in

Circumference

3-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

c. 2016 gallery text: This collection of medicine and pharmacy bottles, gifted by Alan and Lorraine Warren, is an important addition to the Museum's holding of Philadelphiana; nineteen of the twenty bottles are marked "Philadelphia," either in full or in abbreviation.