Civil War Medicine Bottle, Tin, & Jar Collection
Hosp Dept Bottles & Tins collection: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Medicine bottles, ceramic jars, and tin containers used during the Civil War and marked for the U.S. Army Hospital Department or U.S. Army Medical Department. The bottles are embossed with the USA Hospital Dept. or the USA Med'L Dept. abbreviations. R.E. Squibb was a major supplier of medicines during the war. The black japanned tins were closed with a cork and tied cover. Screw tops are post-Civil War.
1. U.S.A. Medl. Dept., clear, 9 in., applied top
11. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., cobalt blue, 6 3/4 in., applied top
2. E. R. Squibb, dark green, ground glass stopper, 6 3/4 in., applied top
12. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., clear, 4.0 in., wide mouth, applied top
3. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., olive, 9 1/4 in., applied top
13. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., clear, 4 1/8 in., applied top
4. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., blue, 7 1/2 in. wide mouth, applied top
14. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept.,blue, 6 1/4 in., wide mouth, applied top
5. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., yellow, 9 1/4 in, applied top
15. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., aqua, 6 1/4 in., narrow mouth, whittle, applied top
6. U.S. A. Hosp. Dept., aqua, 8.0 in., narrow mouth, applied top
16. E. R. Squibb, dark green, 6 3/4 in., wide mouth, applied top 7. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., citron, 9 1/4, applied top
17. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., aqua, 6 3/4 in., narrow mouth, whittle, applied top 8. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., blue, 7 3/4, wide mouth, applied top
18. U.S.A. Med. Dept., U.S.A. Laboratory, ceramic jar, with lid, white, 4 3/4 in. high, 3 3/4 in diameter, original label
9. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., aqua, 9.0 in., heavily whittled, applied top
19. Tin, cork stopper, 3 1/2 in., japanned black, original label
10. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept., aqua, 9 1/4 in., applied top
20. Tin, cork stopper, 4 1/4 in., japanned black, original label and contents
10-a Esmarch ether-chloroform bottle. See complete set with leather case
21. Tin, cork stopper, 3 1/2 in., japanned black, original label
22. U.S.A. Hosp. Dept. oval cobalt blue, 5 3/4 in., applied top
