Teacup & Saucer

Bottle of "True's Elixir" found at the Richmont estate: Origformat: Artifact
Bottle of "True's Elixir" found at the Richmont estate

Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Teacup & Saucer

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2010.49.4

Description

Bottles found at "Richmont," the home of Mr. Henry H. Windsor of Chicago at the turn of the century and now owned by the McLeans. The home overlooks Lake Megunticook. One is a Dr. True's Elixir bottle. This elixir, a laxative and tape worm remedy, was patented by a doctor in Auburn, Maine and sold from the 1850's to the early 1900's. The second is a Foss Liquid Fruit Flavor bottle. This company operated in Portland from the late 1800's to the mid 20th-century.

Collection

Richmont Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2010.49

Source or Donor

McLean, Don

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Bottles

Search Terms

Camden, Maine, Richmont

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

OS 015

Location

Location

Container

OS 015 Box Richmont Collection

Shelf

Shelf 6

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 2

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Container

OS 015

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Heather Moran

Date

January 31, 2015

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Apr 2, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Dec 12, 2014

Examined By

Heather Moran

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

WHC 2010.49.1, WHC 2010.49.2, WHC 2010.49.3, WHC 2014.58

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Moran Status Date: 2014-12-12

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 23, 2010

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 27, 2025