Burnham Drug Bottle Stickers [1860s- approx.]
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.O.2002.06
Description
H. M. Burnham, Apothecary was established in Old Town in 1861. Burnham Drug operated through the end of the 20th century, but these bottle stickers, labeling various common prescriptions, appear to date to the company's earliest decades. The five stickers are for spirit of camphor, spirits of peppermint, castor oil, epsom salt, and "sweet oil." The latter is "used as a food and laxative for children." All are branded Burnham Drug Co. Apothecaries - Old Town, Maine.