Physical description
Tall clear aqua tinted glass bottle, square in section, lozenge shaped panels impressed on three sides with embossed text on two panels, fourth side a rectangular panel impressed. For stopper seal. Embossed numeral on base. Top fused to moulded glass body.
Inscriptions & markings
On base '9'. Side 1 : 'POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL CO'. Side 2 : 'THE CUTICURA SYSTEM OF CURING CONSTITUTIONAL HUMOURS'.
Subjects
References
- 1898 Revenues United States Revenue Stamps that Financed the Spanish American War 'The Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation The Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation began as Weeks & Potter sometime in the 1850's or '60's. The company used first issue revenues and four different private die proprietary stamps during the period of the Civil War proprietary taxes. The name of the company was changed to the Potter Drug & Chemical Company on January 1, 1883, and it was incorporated as the Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation on January 1, 1899.'