J. W. Denoon Rav. Druggist Bottle

Glassware

The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2005.04.01

Description

Clear medium size medicine bottle with a slight pink toe in the glass. Molded with applied lip. Has the name "J. W. Denoon, Ravenswood Druggist" embossed on front with a Raven in the center sitting on a pharmaceutical mortar and pastal(?). Bottle is slightly rounded with 3 cm neck on it. Has large chip of the lip of the bottle, has "S.B.W.Co." embossed on the bottom. Bottle was discovered while old well being excavated. Bottles made for druggist to dispense medicine. Unsure where Elle McGraw Gould Headley comes in. NOTE: Ellen Henrietta McGraw married Edwin W. Gould, in Ravenswood. She was the daughter of Joe McGraw and Florence Vosburgn. Joe was village blacksmith. Ellen -- 1 Jan 1921 - 14 Apr 2007 ------ Later married William Headley Page in accession file thanking Chip White (representing Charles Whyte family) for bottle Chip White -- still living Charles Whyte, Sr -- 1921 - 2019 Eleanor Hanson Whyte (Mom) -- 1924 - 2010 Ed Rauh (who wrote article) diedd 2005 -- bottle given before then

Acquisition

Accession

2005.04

Source or Donor

Chip Whyte

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1904

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Bottle, Medicine