Object number
2001/7/6
Description
Empty bottle embossed on the side 'Oxygas'. Used to hold veterinary medical preparations. The original owner was Mr C. Morris, a grasslands expert who reared pedigree Jerseys and farmed sheep.
This clear glass, empty bottle is rectangular in cross-section with a narrow cylindrical neck. The screw cap is missing. It is embossed fown the side 'Oxygas'. It was used to hold veterinary medical preparations, which were used in the treatment of various livestock ailments. 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.
Physical description
2001/7/6: empty bottle; clear glass; rectangular in section with narrow cylindrical neck; screw cap missing; embossed down side "Oxygas"; 21 x 8 x 5cm [height x width x depth].
Archival history
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.'
Production date
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Production period
Early-twentieth century
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