Old medicine bottle

[jtw1313]

This company has a story Mrs.J.A. Kopp kopps baby's friend york pa usa

 

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[Plumbata]

Yup, one of the infamous opiate medicines that was responsible for the overdose and death of infants back in the day. As I've said before though, back when dysentery and other illnesses were common and without cure, diarrhea and the resulting dehydration and physical weakness killed millions, and the most effective way to stop loss of fluids due to gastrointestinal discord was by temporarily paralyzing the digestive tract with opiates. It surely saved many more lives than it was responsible for taking.

 

[UnderMiner]

Yup, one of the infamous opiate medicines that was responsible for the overdose and death of infants back in the day. As I've said before though, back when dysentery and other illnesses were common and without cure, diarrhea and the resulting dehydration and physical weakness killed millions, and the most effective way to stop loss of fluids due to gastrointestinal discord was by temporarily paralyzing the digestive tract with opiates. It surely saved many more lives than it was responsible for taking.

Amazing information. I love this sort of thing. As I recall opium was like the sugar of the victorian age. It was put into candies, drinks, "miracle cures", not to mention available over the counter at your local drug store for recreational use. It was a favorite drug among wealthy women who would inject it into their thighs before hitting the town or taking in an opera or attending a ball. It was also commonly given to babies and children. Orphanages used it excessively - they would sometimes give it to the children just to keep them quiet and asleep.

 

[bill_wabo]

There must be a maker's mark under, so you would be able to date the bottle. This bottle is from around 1880 to 1900, it's B.I.M.A.L. (Blown In Mold Applied Lip), but bimal bottles were also made after 1920, automatic bottle machines were invented around 1900 but were also expensives. I have a bottle from the same period named "Syrup of Turpentine" and another labeled "Creosote beech wine". I know a bit about these bottles, i dug a few hundreds from an old dump from the 19th century and it was pretty cool.

 

[DCMatt]

Fun stuff!

 

[Mackaydon]

You might get lucky and find a bottle of Kopps Electric Worm Syrup --to rid ones self of parasites.
Kopps partial bio begins on page 1039 here:
https://books.google.com/books?id=TMg4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1039&lpg=PA1039&dq=Kopps+Electric+Worm+Syrup&source=bl&ots=_1Zf6bcf8y&sig=o6iDdfXQryYK7ysIbDzU2lEATPg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SxD2VPGWJoKhoQSDhoHgBA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Kopps%20Electric%20Worm%20Syrup&f=true
Don......

 

[jtw1313]

Here is pic of the bottom

Has number 42

 

[DCMatt]

Not your bottle but related:


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DCMatt

 

[jtw1313]

Lol crazy stuff

 

[bill_wabo]

Has number 42

That is the mold number used by the company. If you find the catalog of the glass company in York, you should be able to identify almost all the bottles made in this area during their operating years. I know such catalogs exist in Canada, but not sure in the States. Antique bottles collecting (and digging) is a nice hobby too, but it takes more room than coins.

 

[MuckyBottles]

Gotta love kook doctors bottles. .like Kopps and Dr. Munns