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Object Name

Medicine Bottle

Object Number

2017-08-13

Description

Pressed glass medicine bottle, clear glass, squared shoulders with beveled corners. 1" neck with flat rim; mold lines visible. Embossed lettering on front, "WESSELLS & GATES/DRUGGISTS/LITCHFIELD, CONN." Embossed lettering on bottom, "W.T. & Co./R."

Provenance

Wessells & Gates was a pharmacy/druggist in Litchfield between 1888 and 1819. The pharmacy opened on the corner of South and West streets sometime after the fires in 1888. It was replaced by Crutch’s Pharmacy.

Category

Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology

Maker

Whitall Tatum Company

Date Made

c.1890

Dimensions

Overall height 4.125", width 1.25", depth 1.25"

Materials

glass

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