Bottle, Medicine
Object number2017.113.16
Retailer
May Drug Company
(founded 1894)
OriginPittsburgh, PA
OriginPittsburg, PA
MediumGlass; Metal; Paper; Adhesive; Ink
Credit LineGift of Shadyside Hospital Foundation, UPMC Shadyside
DescriptionColorless glass medicine bottle with screw-on metal lid. Wide cylindrical bottle with curved shoulder and wide threaded mouth. Two seams. Yellow paper label adhered around body of bottle. Gold metal screw-on cap. Bottle is full of original Antiseptic Powder contents.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 5.375 x 3.25 in. (13.7 x 8.3 cm)InscriptionsLabel on bottle has printed black text on front including “ANTISEPTIC POWDER / Cleansing Healing / Non-Poisonous / ...” and on back including “DIRECTIONS”.
Proper left side of label has printed black text “DEODORIZES AND CLEANSES” and proper right side has printed black text “ANTISEPTIC AND HEALING”.
MarksYellow text on front of label at top “MAY’S / QUALITY – SERVICE - PRICE” and at bottom “DISTRIBUTED BY / THE MAY DRUG Co. / PITTSBURG, PA.”; black printed text on back of label at bottom “THE MAY DRUG CO. / PITTSBURG, PA.”
Raised text on underside "832" and "2".
Historical NotesMedicine bottle used at Homeopathic Hospital and/or Shadyside Hospital. Homeopathic Hospital was the predecessor of Shadyside Hospital and Dr. James H. McClelland was one of its more prominent physicians. Homeopathic Hospital, a 38-bed hospital was established in 1866 on the Boulevard of the Allies and Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh. The hospital moved to a site just in front of its present location in 1910. By 1938, homeopathic medicine had fallen out of favor and the hospital changed its name to Shadyside Hospital. The present building was erected in 1972, and it became part of UPMC in 1997. Dr. James Henderson McClelland, Jr., attended Hahnemann Homeopathic College in Philadelphia before returning to Pittsburgh and becoming a prominent physician operating out of his home on Shadyside on the corner of Wilkins and Fifth Avenue. McClelland played a major role in the Homeopathic Hospital, including its eventual move from downtown to Shadyside.
Related institution
Shadyside Hospital
Related institution
Homeopathic Hospital
(1866 - 1938)
On View
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