Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1975.007.003 |
Object Name |
Glass, Measuring |
Title |
Parker & Co. Medicine Glass |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Made |
Parker & Co. |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
This is a small, pressed glass, transparent measure (medicine glass) from PARKER & CO. CHEMISTS OWEN SOUND. The base is slightly narrower than the top. The lettering is emboss-style in a vertical-style oval at one side of the glass. TABLE / DESSERT / TEA is embossed on the other side of the medicine glass, along with graduation marks. |
Provenance |
The Parker & Co. drugstore was a longlasting Owen Sound business, that began in 1856 as "Parker & Cattle" (known as Parker & Co. after 1869). It had various locations over the years. Owen Sound did not have a factory to make glasswares like this, so Parker & Co. would have ordered these from elsewhere, and shipped in. Provenance unknown. May have belonged to the Hutton family. Last owned by Marie Woyce (née Hutton) of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Pharmaceutical Equipment Collection |
Material |
Glass |
Dimensions |
H-4.8 W-3.8 D-3 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Parker, Stephen Johnson Parker, John |
Subjects |
Drug Stores Owen Sound Businesses Medical equipment & supplies Glassware |
Search Terms |
Parker & Co. Owen Sound Businesses |
Function |
An item that advertises a pharmacy business, but also provides a practical, re-usable glass for drinking a quantity of poured out liquid medicine. |