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intact early 20th century original and intact chicago privy-dug "big g" gonorrhea elixir patent clear glass medicine bottle manufactured for the evans chemical company
  • intact early 20th century original and intact chicago privy-dug "big g" gonorrhea elixir patent clear glass medicine bottle manufactured for the evans chemical company
intact early 20th century original and intact chicago privy-dug "big g" gonorrhea elixir patent clear glass medicine bottle manufactured for the evans chemical company

intact early 20th century original and intact chicago privy-dug "big g" gonorrhea elixir patent clear glass medicine bottle manufactured for the evans chemical company

SKU: UR-22553-15
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original and intact c. 1905 clear patent medicine bottle manufactured for the evans chemical company and retrieved from a chicago area privy. the deeply rounded shoulders exhibit strong side seams that stop at the applied neck and finish, a typical heavy flared "prescription" lip. the colorless glass has relatively little exterior haze, and has only a few spots of discoloration. embossed along the front body is "the evans / chemical/ company / proprietors / g / cincinnati, oh" with the 'g' being a large decorative logo-like letter. the big 'g' was a euphemistic name for gonorrhea, which this particular elixir purported to cure. overall in very good condition. measures 5.25 inches high.

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