Antique Parke Davis MORPHINE Tartrate inverted SHOW GLOBE specimen jar BIM

Description: A 4 3/4 inch tall unique round base PAPER THIN GLASS antique Apothecary or Pharmacy DISPLAY bottle / INVERTED show GLOBE bottle. This one has NO contents, it is EMPTY. An intriguing bottle with the (ORIGINAL) Morphine label that states it was a gift of Parke Davis Co. This is a SUPER CLEAN example, an ORIGINAL TRUE ANTIQUE hand Blown Into Mold vessel (BIM) with a FLARED hand tooled lip, dating back to the early 1900's. Condition: This is in PRISTINE SPARKLING CLEAN condition. NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc. PLEASE see photo's for idea of overall appearance and label's condition. Age: An ORIGINAL ANTIQUE hand-blown bottle (Blown-In-Mold = BIM) with a tooled, wide-flat-flared-top, ca. late early 1900's.Shipping: FREE domestic shipping. We DO ship Internationally but we do NOT insure International orders unless buyer specifically requests this and we are able to provide an insurance estimate. If an international shipping charge is much more than the actual shipping cost, we will refund the excess so what YOU pay for shipping/insurance is very close to, if not exactly, the ACTUAL shipping costs! This is important for foreign buyers to know as most of our foreign shipping charges are estimates. We do not falsify information on the Customs Form, such as a price other than what the actual purchase price is, so please do not request us to do so. We ship several times a week and your prompt payment will hasten the turn-around time. This is a genuine old antique apothecary display vessel, or I think the correct term is "INVERTED SHOW GLOBE". What is intriguing about this one is what the labels says "United States / 141,786 / National Museun - Gift of Parke, Davis, & Co.". These were used to display medicines, herbs, powders, flowers, minerals and mining specimens, organics etc., and would sit on the counter, in an old cabinet, in a museum, or, as most people think of when they think of a "show globe", in the window of an old apothecary shop. In definition, show globes, or carboys, are typically clear glass vessels filled with colored liquid and were displayed in an apothecary's front window. Originally, the show globe served a practical purpose, a sign of distinction between an apothecary's shop and other businesses. Much like road signs today, which show pictures rather than words, to communicate with folks of all languages, back in the day when show globes were popular, the general public was typically illiterate and required a simple picture or symbol rather than a name to recognize a business. Thus, the show globe was a well-recognized symbol of not only a place to obtain pharmaceutical supplies or remedies but also of the pharmacy profession itself. In 1931, the American Pharmaceutical Association adopted a resolution to legally make the show globe a sign solely of pharmacists and prohibited the use of show globes, the "recognized symbol of pharmacy," by any other business. The style of globe we offer here would sit with the cork end down and the large glass base up so the contents within would be totally view able. These 'inverted' show globes were also used by exhibitors at local fairs to display examples of seeds, grains, wheat stalks, etc., that they would enter into competition. These are not commonly seen for sale as they weren't discarded but were used over and over again until they broke, which wasn't long too long. Also they are blown in very thin glass so that the displayed items inside would not be distorted but clearly visible and as a result they are extremely light and fragile. Though some of the ones we've seen we're claimed to have been 'free blown' and have been called everything from footed specimen jars to show globes, they aren't free blown. These were hand blown into a mold, then spun in the mold to thin out the glass and make it very uniform. In the process the mold seams are obliterated and thus have the mistaken appearance of 'free blown' glass. Anyway, this is a classic antique apothecary bottle, we've not seen one with a narcotic ingredient before and would therefore be considered hard to find, check it out! Terms of Sale: Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. We put our 30+ years of experience in antiques to use in describing every item we list. Items are sold in a store front format and your purchase is a binding contract, so please don't be hasty when looking over the listing. We find that communication is the key to successful transactions so PLEASE completely read the item description AND ask questions before purchasing, thank you!4125-29zALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING.

Price: 249.99 USD

Location: CLANCY MONTANA

End Time: 2024-09-01T01:00:01.000Z

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