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GUSN-198518
Tall dark brown medicine bottle with no stopper at the top. It has a large white label with blue writing and a blue border on the front.
medicine bottles
Bottle, Medicine
"RELIEF/ Recommended for the Relief of Coughs Due to Colds and Minor Bronchial Irritations./ Alcohol 4 per cent/ Chlorogorm 3 minims per fluid ounce./ Contains no Narcotics" (This bit of text is seperatedd by the image of a container with a spoon in it.)
"Dose-Teaspoonful every two hours or more often if necessary." (printed)
"Plummer Drug Co./ 1202 S. W. 3rd Ave./ CA 8-3622/ Portland, ORE." (printed)
"EH0407" (Perhaps this is an old museum note?)
"PD&Co 5583" (Bottle manufacturer's number.)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
4.75 x 1.15 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2444
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