Glass Bottle

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Glass Bottle

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2025.2.11

Description

Empty clear glass bottle embossed with: "HIRES / HOUSEHOLD EXTRACT / FOR MAKING / ROOTBEER / AT HOME / MANUFACTURED BY / THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO. / PHILADELPHIA, PA. / U.S.A."

Category

containers, food and beverage

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2025.2

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Charles E. Hires Co.

Time Period

Early to mid-20th century

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottle

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

1-3/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

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.