Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bottle, Apothecary |
Catalog Number |
2001.76.120 |
Maker |
Diamond Glass Company |
Date |
ca. 1925 |
Material(s) |
Glass |
Dimensions |
H-6.125 W-2.375 D-1.5 inches |
Description |
This apothecary bottle is a six ounce prescription bottle. It is improved tool clear soda-lime glass. It is rectangular in shape with the front corners flat and an oval back. The round neck has a prescription finish. The two corners are scaled, one in ounces and the other cc's. |
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. The Diamond Glass Company was located in Royersford, PA from 1885 to 1990. |
Collection |
Joe Russell Pharmacy Collection |
People |
Diamond Glass Company 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 |