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Dalby's Carminative, leftmost bottle Dalby's Carminative was one of the two most widely used patent medicines given to babies and children at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. Together with its rival, Godfrey's Cordial , they were known as "mother's friends" and were used (often against a doctor's advice) for everything ...
Early American molded glass refers to glass functional and decorative objects, such as bottles and dishware, that were manufactured in the United States in the 19th century. . The objects were produced by blowing molten glass into a mold, thereby causing the glass to assume the shape and pattern design of the m
Herbs and Indian remedies were used and apothecary shops were set up in large population centers. During the Revolutionary War medicine and pharmacy emerged as separate professions, and the first American Pharmacopoeia was printed in 1778. [9] By the 19th century, pharmacists had stopped practicing medicine and even the name apothecary faded away.
The National Bottle Museum is located on Milton Avenue (NY 50/67) in downtown Ballston Spa, New York, United States.Established in 1978, it has a collection of over 3,700 antique bottles, most made prior to industrialization of the process in 1903.
The vintage Cake Takers are highly sought after and can be found online for prices ranging from $25 to $60. They are not only functional but also a classic piece of Tupperware history that has ...
Digby's technique produced wine bottles which were stronger and more stable than most of their day, and protected the contents from light due to their green or brown translucent, rather than clear transparent, color. [2] These early bottles, usually referred to as "shaft and globe" bottles, evolved into the onion bottle shape by the 1670s.
Reagent bottle caps are commonly said to be "autoclavable". Antique or vintage reagent bottles tend to resemble the classic apothecary bottle and have a glass stopper, very often not of standard size, so that very old bottles and samples should be stored with care, as replacing a missing glass stopper would require dedicated glassworking.
[Note 10] Some of the most successful Fostoria patterns were American, Kashmir, June, Trojan, and Versailles. [55] Pattern 1861 was named Lincoln, and 1861 is the year Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States. [61] [62] The pattern was used for pressed tableware. It was pictured on the front page of the Crockery and Glass Journal ...