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Gargle from a Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy
Gargle from a Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy

Gargle from a Ship's Medicine Chest, From An Aberdeen Trawler Wrecked On Hoy

Dateearly 20th century
Object NameBottle
Mediumglass; chemicals; paper
ClassificationsShipping
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 140 × 57 × 57mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1992.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS018960.13
About MeClear square glass bottle conataining a dark purple liquid and labelled "Gargle". The lid is a square cut stopper. There are two labels, one at the top and one on the front, both are cream coloured with black typed text and the label on the front has black handwritten text as well.

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