Historical information
This small medicine glass has ho manufacturer's or owner's marks. It has no side seams, the base is slightly concave, the embossed inscriptions are inside the glass, the clear glass has slight imperfections and ripples, and the glass is slightly opaque below the lip; these features point to the glass being blown into a mould, partially set, and spun between that mould and an internal mould that had the embossing on it, called a turn-mould process. The lip was then ground to be smooth. The process was patented in 1887 with the title of "Mold for blowing turned bottles".
Significance
This medicine glass is significant as an example of medical equipment that has a design still used today. It is significant also for having the embossing inside the glass, which was likely produced by the turn-mould method of bottle (and container) making.
Physical description
Medicine glass or dose cup; clear glass with small imperfections and ripples in the glass, no side seams and a slightly concave base. All embossed marks are inside the glass. The imperial measurements are in graduated scales for tablespoons, teaspoons, and ounces and drachmas.
Inscriptions & markings
"OUNCES DRACHMS" "TABLE TEA"
Subjects
- flagstaff hill,
- warrnambool,
- shipwrecked coast,
- flagstaff hill maritime museum,
- maritime museum,
- shipwreck coast,
- flagstaff hill maritime village,
- great ocean road,
- medicine glass,
- measuring glass,
- dose cup,
- medicine dispensing,
- medicine measurement,
- sambell pharmacy warrnambool,
- sambell chemist and dentist,
- internal embossing,
- glass embossed inside,
- 20th century chemist,
- blown glass,
- two-piece mould,
- turn-moulded glass,
- turned bottles
References
- Society for Historical Archaelogy Turn-mould bottles
