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Object Name |
Bottle, Apothecary |
Catalog Number |
2001.76.92 |
Date |
ca. 1940 |
Material(s) |
Glass/Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-5.75 W-6.5 inches |
Description |
This apothecary bottle is turn molded clear soda-lime glass bottle that holds cream of tarter. It is cylindrical in shape with a small flared lip. A ground glass stopper is in the top. A paper label is glued to the front. The label has a black border and is inscribed "CREAM TARTER." Below this is a description of uses. At the bottom is inscribed "CURREY& MORGAN / DRUGGISTS / HARRODSBURG KENTUCKY." |
Notes |
This object was used in the Currey & Morgan Drugstore in Harrodsburg, Ky. In 1914, D. Lee Currey sold a one-half interest of his drug store to Leon Morgan, creating the Currey & Morgan Drugstore. Morgan had been Currey's clerk for nine years. Harry Joseph Russell (1928-1994), Leon Morgan's stepson graduated from the UK School of Pharmacy in 1951 and bought the Harrodsburg business in 1958. Russell inherited all of the equipment. He also collected related items from other sources. In 1968, Russell moved the business and renamed it Ft. Harrod Pharmacy. In 1984, Russell sold out to Vance Smith who consolidated the drugstores in Harrodsburg and sold them to SuperX/CVS, a national chain. |
Collection |
Joe Russell Pharmacy Collection |
People |
Currey & Morgan Druggists Currey and Morgan Drugstore Currey, D. Lee Morgan, Leon |
Subjects |
Apothecaries Apothecary shops Medicine Medicines Drugs Druggists |
Search Terms |
Harrodsburg (Ky.) Mercer County (Ky.) Kentucky |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |