Historical information

Medicines were stored in bottles and sold by chemists either locally or in big cities that were visited on shopping expeditions. The shape of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it. Bottles were re cycled remaining the property of the manufacturer. History of Wyeth Inc. Sydney.

Significance

Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use. Bottle collectors.
Aesthetic: Display showing embossing and shape.

Physical description

Clear brown glass bottle with straight sides three quarters of the way up tapering as shoulders to a wide screw top with a short opening. Base is rectangular slightly indented with faint embossing. heavier embossing on the 2 narrow sides - in print and read from the top of the bottle to the bottom (sideways) of the bottle.

Inscriptions & markings

Sies: 1. 'This Bottle is the Property of' 2. 'Wyeth Incorporated Sydney'
Base: Common Seal - 'A' with G and M inside. Middle 'LS 106'. Underneath '3'