Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2004.01.001
Accession#:
2004.01
Credit Line:
Discovered in Collections.
Object Name:
Bottle
Title:
Small Bullet Shaped Brown Inhaler Bottle
Date:
1920
Description:
Small bullet shaped round brown catalin or bakelike bottle. Printed on side in black "Hyomei / Booth's Hyomei Co. / Buffalo, N.Y." Disc shaped base knurled and slightly larger than body of bottle. Neck constructs and then bulges outward toward top where there is narrow lip.
Notes:
Computer info = pocket inhaler. Treatment for croup — c. 1880's — early1900's. Refillable. It held oil of eucalyptus — 80% alcohol & 10% mineral oil.
Search Terms:
Pharmacy
Doctor
Health Care
Hospital