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Title |
A.R.Kirkpatrick Medicine Bottle recovered from City Centre Plaza, c. 1870-1920 |
Object Name |
Bottle, Medicine |
Description |
A.R.Kirkpatrick Medicine Bottle recovered from City Centre Plaza, c. 1870-1920. This bottle is oval shaped with a flat front face in cross section and it has narrowed slightly from shoulder to base. The rim has prescription finish which is narrow (vertically) and the outside surface distinctly tapers in from the top surface of the finish to bottom. The front side of bottle is embossed vertically (in a plate) with A.K.KIRKPATRICK/ PIONEER DRUG STORE/REDWOOD CITY. A 1 inch short and narrow neck flares out .1 inches shoulders to a 3.5 inch body. The bottle is clear and shows evidence of glass machine manufacture. |
Date |
c. 1870-1920 |
Catalog Number |
1999.048.165 |
Collection |
3D - Medical & Psychological Tools & Equip. |
Creator |
A.R.Kirkpatrick Pioneer Drug Store, Redwood City |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Inscription Text |
"A.K.KIRKPATRICK/ PIONEER DRUG STORE/REDWOOD CITY" (The company's name and location embossed on the front side of bottle) |
Provenance |
20 boxes of archaeological material excavated from the City Centre Plaza site at 950 Main at Middlefield in Redwood City. Excavation for development, done by Basin Research Associates. |
Notes |
Probably the most popular "type" of druggist/prescription bottle styles were the "oval" type bottles. These bottles vary in actual cross-section shape but are always rounded on one or more sides and/or the corners. Beyond that, the shapes vary widely with some being rounded or flattened on both the front and back or even all sides, but with rounded corners as the binding feature if the cross-section shape is somewhat rectangular. (The rectangular shape discussed above has both flattened sides and corners.) The most common oval style druggist bottles with a flattened front panel (for a plate) with the sides and back being rounded together with no obvious break between them (base pictured below) were known by most bottle makers as the "Philadelphia Oval". [http://www.sha.org/bottle/medicinal.htm#Oval Druggists] |
Dimensions |
H-5.125 W-2.125 D-1.375 inches |
Search Terms |
A.R. Kirkpatrick Pioneer Drug Store, Redwood City Archaeology Bottles City Center Plaza Drug Stores Medicine Privy Redwood City |
Subjects |
Bottle industry Bottles Drugstores Medicine |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the City of Redwood City |