N° d'objet
2001/7/2
Description
This tall square bottle, with cork bung, contains liquid contents which is a veterinary medical preparation used for treating livestock ailments. The label has almost completely worn off. The original owner was Mr C. Morris, a grasslands expert who reared pedigree Jerseys and farmed sheep. This bottle was acquired from a shepherd's hut at Handy Cross Farm in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Description physique
2001/7/1-3: glass bottles; square in section; cork bungs; labels almost entirely worn off; liquid contents; each: 16.2 x 3cm [height x width at base].
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Medical Preparations // Description // 6 glass bottles, five of which with liquid contents: // 3 with cork bungs; tall and square in section; labels almost worn off completely; liquid contents // 1 with screw cap; tall and square in section; bottle embossed 'Osmond & Son Ltd, Grimsby, Lincs.'; label very worn - '... GRIPES or FRET in Horses or Cattle...'; cap is very rusty; liquid contents. // 1 large bottle with red screw cap; round in section with narrow neck; label almost worn off completely and illegible; green glass; liquid contents. // 1 empty bottle; clear glass; rectuangular in section with narrow cylindrical neck; screw cap missing; embossed down side "Oxygas". // Dimensions // 1 to 3: 16.2 x 3cm (height x width at base); 4: 15.5 x 3.2cm (height x width at base) // 5: 19.5 x 8cm (height x diameter at base); 6: 21 x 8 x 5cm (height x width x depth) // Associated information // All acquired from a shepherd's hut at Handycross Farm, High Wycombe, dating from the early 20th century. Original owner was Mr. C. Morris, a grasslands expert who reared pedigree Jersey's [sic] and farmed sheep. The liquids in the bottles are treatments for various livestock ailments. // References // See also 2001/9 for another bottle deposited by same donor at same time, although with contents no used for treatment of livestock.'
Date
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Période de création
Early-twentieth century
Nom d'objet
Matériel
