Bottle Breakdown & Historical Context
Left Bottle: Hitchcock Drug Store (Keene, N.H.)
Details: Features an embossed design with a mortar and pestle symbol.
History: Hitchcock's Drug Store was located at 18 Main Street (under the Cheshire House). Operated by G.L. Hitchcock around the 1890s and early 1900s, it was famous locally for serving "Ko-Na Tonic".
Middle Bottle: Dr. Elizabeth B. Reed (Keene, N.H.)Details: Embossed with the name of a pioneering local physician.
History: Dr. Elizabeth B. Reed was an active member of the New Hampshire Medical Society in the 1890s and served as a prominent physician at the Elliot City Hospital in Keene. She also operated the Gray Stone Sanatorium in nearby Munsonville. The rim has some chips, see image.
Right Bottle: Frank G. Dort & Co. Druggists (Keene, N.H.)Details: Tallest of the three, displaying a darker patina/soil from age.
History: Frank G. Dort & Co. was an established 19th-century pharmacy in Keene. The firm was active through the late 1800s selling everything from pure olive oil to patent remedies like Hamlin's Wizard Oil.
Sorry about the bottom residue.
No corks.
Odd piece of paper that was with these bottled but may not belong to these Bottles.
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