Title
Whiskey bottle
Subject
Whiskey decanters
Bottles
Drug Packaging--instrumentation
Food Packaging--instrumentation
Receptacles
Description
Image 101-1679
Used to hold whiskey alcohol for medicinal purposes
Amber glass bottle with a wooden stopper at the top opening. Label on both sides
one side details the company name and logo
the other side details from Herbert N. Hill, Ph.D. "Gentleman:- I have carefully examined the sample of MAY BROOK WHISKEY, A BLEND submitted for analysis and find the same to be free from fusel oil or other deterious substance. Respectfully, [signed Herbert N. Hill].
Creator
Hagan & Travers (Firm : Buffalo, N.Y.)
Publisher
McGuire Medical Instrument Collection
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1903
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.
Format
17x3x7.5 cm
Type
Bottle
Image
Still image
Identifier
K1.2
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Bottle
Date Created
11/4/2009
Medium
Amber glass with wooden stopper
Citation
Hagan & Travers (Firm : Buffalo, N.Y.), “Whiskey bottle,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16922.

