Bottle, Medicine
Object number2018.105.15 a,b
Retailer
Welsh's Drug Store
Manufacturer
Pennsylvania Glass Products Company
Datec. 1934
MediumGlass; Paper; Rubber; Ink
Credit LineGift of Patty Sims
DescriptionGreen glass prescription medicine bottle with black and orange box.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 4.375 × 1.563 × 2.063 in. (11.1 × 4 × 5.2 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 4.5 × 1.25 × 1.25 in. (11.4 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Inscriptions(a) Medicine label reads: "WELSH'S DRUG STORE / PHONE: SC.4857 / 5135 Liberty Ave.,Cor. Evaline / Pittsburgh, Pa. / No. 39107 Dr. Wucher / Twenty drops in / water every 3 or / 4 hrs. D,F. / 11.30."
(b) Text on back of box reads: "THIS PACK- / AGE CON - / TAINS YOUR / PRESCRIPTION / PUT UP IN THE / PATENTED NEW / PERFECTION / DROPPER STOP- / PER BOTTLE / WITH THE PER- / FECTION SAF - / TEE BALL POINT / AND THE / LEAK PROOF / T O P. "
Marks(a) text on bottom of bottle reads: "REP / 19520 / US."
(b) Top of box features an illustration of two criss-crossed droppers, with "G" on left, "P" on top, "P" on right, and "CO." in bottom section of image. A pennent across the center of the droppers crossing, featuring white text that reads "PERFECTION". Below this image is black text: " 'C-THAT-BALL' " / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / PAT. U.S. PAT. OFF.".
Text on bottom of box reads: "DESIGN / COPYRIGHTED / BY / P.G.P.CO. 1934 / MADE IN U.S.A.".
Historical NotesThis medicine bottle was stored in a steamer trunk that was found in the home of sisters Jo and Dolly Ferrara. This steamer trunk was found in the home of sisters Jo and Dolly Ferrara. The donor’s father, James Hahn was close to the Ferrara family and, when the parents passed away, he continued to help daughters Jo and Dolly who never married. After they died, the donor and her father cleaned out the house and discovered this trunk and its contents. The trunk belonged to the Ferarra’s cousin, Domenico Ferrara. Originally from Rivisondoli in the province of L’Aquila, he lived in various places around Pittsburgh, as well as Detroit and Atlanta, before moving in with his relatives at 1431 Denniston Ave in the early 1950s. Untouched since Domenico’s death in the 1970s, the trunk contained many items that offered clues about his life. He served in WWI for the United States, was a tailor by profession, and invested in the stock market, which financed his travels around the U.S.
Previous owner
Domenico Ferrara
Related person
Dr. Wucher
Related person
Jo Ferrara
Related person
Dolly Ferrara
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