Name/Title
Medicine BottleEntry/Object ID
1986.27.4Description
Glass medicine bottle with metal screw top. The bottle is made of clear glass with a metal screw top colored red. An aged paper label with black printed lettering is adhered to the bottle. The label has two parallel thin black lines on the edges of the label creating a frame around the text. The label reads, “DR. B.J. KENDALL’S / PECTORAL / ELIXIR / ALCOHOL 5% / A STIMULATING / EXPECTORANT / For Coughs or Hoarseness due to Colds.” and continues on with “Directions:- For Adults 1-2 to 2 teaspoonfuls 4 or 5 times a day. For a Child 6 years old 15 to 40 drops, 2 years old, 10 to 20 drops, 1 year old, 5 to 15 drops, If the above doses cause sicknese at the stomach take smaller doses. / Kimball’s Bros. & Co., Inc. / Sole Proprietors, Enosburg Falls, - Vermont.” The lettering is subdivided by thin black lines.Context
This bottle was previously contained in small cardboard box for Kendall's Spavin Cure, 1986.27.2.Acquisition
Accession
1986.27Source or Donor
Rogstad, Syver P.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Dr. B. J. Kendall CompanyPlace
Village
Enosburg FallsTown
EnosburgCounty
Franklin CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Bottle, ApothecaryNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, ApothecaryNomenclature Class
Merchandising T&ENomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyDimensions
Height
5-3/8 inWidth
1-1/4 in