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Bust, Head of Hygieia

Head of Hygieia.

Pentelic marble head mounted on black base. Long oval face, turned slightly to her right. Eyes framed by clearly defined lids. Nose leads from upright forehead to small slightly open mouth with curved lips and full, round chin.…

Bottle, Medicine

Collected from Ridge House in March 1972. Clear glass, partially restored; "Whitelow - Williams / Drug Co. / Fayetteville, ARK"

Case, Doctor's

Leather case; case for surgical instruments.

Container for medical tools once belonging to Dr. Edwin Bentley of Little Rock. Dr. Bentley (deceased 1926, buried at Oakland) was the post surgeon at the Little Rock Arsenal shortly after the Civil War…

Bottle, Medicine (Sodium Phosphate)

Sodium Phosphate Bottle: Empty, two-piece press-mold bottle. Cobalt blue with round base; cylindrical body; round shoulders; cylindrical neck; rounded ring lip/collar; cork closure. Molded mark reads, "2."

Paper label reads, "Approved:…

Bottle, Medicine (Sloan's Liniment)

Sloan's Liniment Bottle: Colorless, pressed glass bottle contains liquid. Rectangular, chamfered base; rectangular body; domed round shoulders; cylindrical, banded neck; exterior screw, metal closure.

Impressed mark reads, "14 (see remarks)…

Bottle, Medicine (Manola Tonic Tablets)

Manola Tonic Tablet Bottle.

Empty bottle is brown pressed glass with square, slightly indented base; square body; domed, round shoulders; cylindrical neck; rounded ring lip/collar; cork stopper closure. Impressed mark reads, "20" over "2." …

Bottle

Clear glass; oval base; tall oval body; sloping shoulders; short neck; conical lip. Side has molded measure totaling 8 oz. in .5 oz. graduations. Stopper closure (stopper missing).

Likely for pharmaceuticals.

Surgical Kit, Light

This surgical light kit, manufactured by the Cameron Surgical Specialty Company in Chicago, Illinois, belonged to Dr. John L. Smiley, M.D. The black faux-leather-covered wooden case is divided in half and custom-fitted to hold a vitreous ohm…

Bottle, Medicine

Pressed mold, transparent colorless with denitrification, base is pharmaceutical, body is pharmaceutical, shoulders are sloping, neck is banded, lip has a rounded ring.

Closure is a stopper and it is absent. It has mold marks and an impressed…