There is a very short discussion on calibrated pharmaceutical bottles in
Griffenhangen and Bogard's "History of Drug Containers and Their Labels,"
pg. 36 (published in 1999).  The first such calibrated bottle described in
this source was patented by George W. Stoekel in Feb. 1866, however, the
calibrations were for ounces, not cubic centimeters.  Griffenhagen and
Bogard state that "Eventually there were many styles of graduated
prescription bottles, especially after 1900."  You might want to send an
inquiry with a bottle description to the American Institute of the History
of Pharmacy located in Madison, Wisconsin.  The website I have is
www.aihp.org  Good luck.

Allen Vegotsky
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From: "Andrew Sewell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:03 AM
Subject: "cc" intervals embossed on pharmaceutical bottles


> Greetings, listfellows. I have exhausted my own resources in trying to
track
> down information on manufacturing dates for pharmaceutical bottles that
have
> embossed intervals on the side of the bottle that measures the volume in
> cc's. The specific bottle fragments I have with this embossing had a
volume
> of 6 cc's, was clear glass and machine manufactured, and has a partial
mark
> on the base: "/-ENS/-3/". Any help on this would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Andrew R. Sewell, MS, RPA
> Principal Investigator
> Historic/Industrial Archaeology
> Hardlines Design Company
> 4608 Indianola Avenue
> Columbus, Ohio 43214
> (614)-784-8733
> fax: (614)-784-9336
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