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Object NameListerine Bottle

Manufacturerprobably Illinois Glass Company

Made FromGlass, Paper, Cork

Dateabout 1914-1929

Place MadeUnited States, IL, Alton

TechniqueMachine molded

SizeOverall H: 8.6 cm, Diam (max): 3.3 cm; (a) Bottle H: 8.4 cm

Accession Number2016.4.2

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Revealing the Invisible: The History of Glass and the Microscope

Not On View

Physical DescriptionListerine Bottle. Colorless glass, paper, cork; machine molded. Machine molded glass bottle with printed paper label and cork stopper. Colorless cylindrical bottle with narrow neck and thickened rim. Two mold seams along each side of bottle, with "LISTERINE" above the paper label and "LAMBERT / PHARMACAL COMPANY" below label molded in relief. Off-white paper label glued to glass surface and printed with black ink. Border motif surrounding text, which reads, "LISTERINE / TRADE MARK REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE / ALCOHOL 25% / LAMBERT / PHARMACAL COMPANY / ST. LOUIS, MO, U.S.A.". Plain cork stopper, possibly original. Some translucent, brown flakes on interior.
Provenance

Source survivalplus - 2016-02-12
Ownership history unknown. Said to come from the storage unit of a drug store that closed in 1950.