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Crimson Fluid from Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy
Crimson Fluid from Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy

Crimson Fluid from Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy

Dispenser (Footdee, Aberdeen, Scotland)
Dateearly 20th century
Object NameBottle
Mediumglass; chemicals; paper; string
ClassificationsShipping
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 140 × 57 × 57mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS018960.6
About MeBrown coloured bottle with ribbing on the back and sides of the bottle labelled Crimson Fluid. The labels are cream coloured with black text. There is a string holding the lid in place which is printed with the address of the chemist.

The object is from a ship's medicine chest from an Aberdeen trawler that was wrecked off Hoy.