Medicine bottle
Category
Medical & health
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, cork, sealing wax and paper
Measurements
182 x 60 x 38 mm
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 39508.50
Summary
A rectangular section clear glass medicine bottle with a cork stopper having a sealing wax top impressed with a crown and; FERRIS (and) Co / BRISTOL. A handwritten and printed paper label reads; CARBOLIC OIL. / 1 x 16. / POISON / FERRIS (and) COMPY., / Chemists to Her Majesty. / UNION STREET, BRISTOL. Bottle embossed; FERRIS (and) Co. / BRISTOL.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.