Pharmacy Equipment and Accessories : Preparing and dispensing remedies as well as medical advice for centuries
Object ID Number:
PH344
Object Name:
Decanter
Manufacturer:
Unknown
Manufactured from:
1880
Manufactured to:
1930
Description / History:
Late 19th to early 20th century pharmacy ceramic decanter. Light blue ceramic with depiction of Socrates and Plato on two sides. Includes a white ceramic and cork stopper.

Decanters such as these were largely decorative and used to dispence various liquids.

Bottom of decanter reads FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE, D 334, 119 61, 1
Dimensions:
H–11 Dia–3 inches
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