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Object Name
Medicine Bottle
Object Number
2017-08-20
Description
Pressed glass bottle, amber glass, with rounded corners and semi-flat back. Short neck with white screw cap. Paper label taped to front, white with blue text, "CRUTCH & MacDONALD/CORNER DRUG STORE/Robert W. Doyle - Reg. Pharmacists - Kenneth V. Driscoll/LITCHFIELD,CONN." Phone number and prescription information (blank) underneath. Embossed manufacturer's mark on bottom, "I" in oval with the numbers "3" and "7" on either side, with "3 OZ" and "9" underneath.
Provenance
Robert Doyle worked as a pharmacist at Crutch & MacDonald before buying the business in 1961 and continuing as manager, owner, and pharmacist until 1994. Doyle's father owned a pharmacy in Torrington, where his brother worked. When the Torrington pharmacy closed, Doyle opened Crutch & MacDonald Medical Equipment, also on West Street.
Category
Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology
Maker
Date Made
1960-1980
Dimensions
Overall height 4.5", width 2.125", depth 1.125"
Materials
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Medicine Bottle