Glass bottle melted in the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1871
- Description
Bottle made of clear glass with a narrow neck melted out of shape: neck is crooked and body has several indentations, but still can stand upright. Impressed on front so words form a ring is ". Burnham & Son wholesale druggists," and at bottom edge is "Chicago, Ills."
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Location
- United States
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Height: (6.75 in)Width: (2.75 in)Depth: (2 in)Glass (material)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Glass bottle melted in the Great Chicago Fire, 1871. circa 1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1765. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (circa 1871) Glass bottle melted in the Great Chicago Fire, 1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1765
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1765>.