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Bottle reads - Once Ounce Whole Ovary Powder. One grain of this powder represents approximately five grains of fresh ovary glands. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc. Baltimore, MD. Any idea of the age would be appreciated. The last photo is most of the whole lot.
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It has a cork instead of a screw on cap which is a sign it is an older piece. 100 years plus perhaps.
fortapache is correct, although your might be a reproduction. The one I have is also brown but it's square and the label is not perfect like yours is. My label has also darkened over time. There are a lot of sites for you to find good info on old bottles. I always have recommended... haha, I just forgot the name of it!!! Wait, it just came back...too funny. look up Digger O'Dell. I know he passed away just a few years ago and I believe it was his daughter that took over his site. It's full of information, great info in fact. Below, I looked up a different one for you.
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/identify-vintage-antique-brown-glass-bottles-93924.html
There are many to choose from.
I just had to go back to see if that site was still there. Good ol' Digger O'Dell! It is and it's much better than before. This man knew everything there was to know about all kinds of bottles. Beware, you could literally spend hours there ;) Here's his site;
http://www.bottlebooks.com/determin.htm
I prefer the liquid form.
Oh WOW...<eeek><shudder> another one I can't quite make myself <love>...
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Thanks so much for the info. I'll check it out! I added a photo of most of the lot. Some of the bottles are more interesting than others. The bottles were kept within a family for years. The original collector was a chemist that loved collecting bottles.
The October 5, 1922 edition of National Assn. of Retail Druggist's lists this 1 ounce bottle of ovary powder at $24. Pretty steep price for back then.
I also found this in the official New and Nonofficial remedies by the council of pharmacies 1919 edition so I assume that would be a start date.
I will put a link here. Once opened scroll to page 5, right hand side. There is discussion about this company being formed in 1894 and continued on page 6 a discussion of their ovarian products. The site is an archive but helpful to an extent.
http://maryland.sites.acs.org/Chesapeake%20Chemist/Archives/1958/May%201958.pdf