Medicine bottle, Wampole

Object/Artifact

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Perth Museum

Wampole medicine bottle, front view

Wampole medicine bottle, front view

Name/Title

Medicine bottle, Wampole

Entry/Object ID

993.43.193

Description

Clear glass rectangular drug or liniment bottle. It has a one-part finish and a flanged lip. Bore diameter is 3cm. The bottle is rectangular with flat chamfered corners. One side of the bottle is a recessed panel, 14.5 x 4.5cm, in which, in large, raised letters is the glass which run sideways, from top to bottom is: WAMPLOE. The bottom of the bottle is recessed and in the centre is number “1”, and two inverted triangles, the left of which has the number “5” in raised lettering.

Dimensions

Height

21.4 cm

Width

8.5 cm

Depth

5 cm

Diameter

3.2 cm

Material

Glass