1909 Standard Glass Co. "Blue Ribbon Oval" advertisement. |
Early 20th century clear, rectangular pharmaceutical bottle; Standard Glass Co. manufactured this bottle from 1907-1933, under their trademark, Blue Ribbon. The company was acquired by Foster-Forbes Glass Company in 1933.
Text on back: "3ii" with measurement lines indicating amount cc's. The numeral 3 appears oddly formed.
Text on the base of bottle: "BLUE RIBBON."
1908 Standard Glass Co. advertisement. |
1909 Standard Glass Co. "Blue Ribbon Oval" advertisement. |
1910 Standard Glass Co. "Blue Ribbon Oval" ad. |
REFERENCES:
[1] Griffenhagen, George B., Bogard, Mary. History of Drug Containers and Their Labels. American Institute History of Pharmacy, 1999. <http://books.google.com/books?id=N4N9bsxc2LYC&lpg=PA45&ots=9hQGjZcnPj&dq=standard%20glass%20company%20blue%20ribbon&pg=PA45#v=onepage&q=standard%20glass%20company%20blue%20ribbon&f=false>.
[2] The Medical Brief: A Monthly Journal of Scientific Medicine and Surgery, Volume 38. 1910. <http://books.google.com/books?id=X7RXAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA378&ots=X1RFHWCBXn&dq=standard%20glass%20company%20blue%20ribbon&pg=PA435#v=onepage&q=standard%20glass%20company%20blue%20ribbon&f=false>.
[2] The Medical Brief: A Monthly Journal of Scientific Medicine and Surgery, Volume 38. 1910. <http://books.google.com/books?id=X7RXAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA378&ots=X1RFHWCBXn&dq=standard%20glass%20company%20blue%20ribbon&pg=PA435#v=onepage&q=standard%20glass%20company%20blue%20ribbon&f=false>.
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Mine says 3xvi, but the rest of the bottle is exactly as described. Is the history different?
ReplyDeleteThat is not a 3 ... that is the apothecary mark for ounce. You have a 16 (xvi) ounce bottle.
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