Accession No

5191


Brief Description

stoppered bottle and case, 20th Century


Origin


Maker


Class

medical


Earliest Date

1900


Latest Date

1980


Inscription Date


Material

metal (white metal); glass; cork; rubber


Dimensions

case height 101mm; maximum diameter 41mm; bottle height 99mm; maximum diameter 33mm


Special Collection


Provenance

Donated in 02/12/1997.


Inscription


Description Notes

Glass stoppered bottle in white metal case. Case has a push down lid which twists and locks in place over three buttons; spring-loaded rubber protector. Base of case has cork layer to protect the bottle.

Condition of case poor (corrosion in lid).
Condition of bottle good; complete.


References


Events

Description
Glass bottles such as this one would have been used to contain medicine.


FM:42396

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