Description
Clear, round, hipped medicine bottle. Corked. Contents: amber colored petroleum jelly; embossed name. Bottle marked: "Blue Seal Vaseline/Cheseborough Manufacturing Co., NY/Grand Medal/1876 Centennial/Vaseline Petroleum Jelly/A pure and highly concentrated esence of petroleum/an invaluable family remedy for burns/wounds, sprains, rheumatism, skin diseases, hemorrhoids, sun burn, croup, cough, colds,/sore throat &....price 10 cents".
Complete medicine case includes #92.44.1 through #92.44.34. Medicine case belonged to Dr. Abirim F. Squires, born Buffalo, NY, 1846, educated at Harvard Medical College. Settled in Newport, 1873, on staff, Newport Hospital, active in community until his death Oct 10, 1925.