American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques

(A Private Collection - Research and Identification Project)

Civil War Era Surgical Sets, Surgeon's Swords & Images

Civil War Surgeon Education & Civil War Medicine Text-books

Established 1995      .   .   .     Dr. Michael Echols

As seen in: Military Images Magazine, American's Civil War Magazine, Warman's Civil War Collectibles, Antique Week, Northeast Antiques, Civil War Army Swords, Civil War Times Illustrated, various TV programs, Antiques & Collecting publications

 

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 Civil War, U. S. Army Medicine Containers: Bottles, Jars & Tins

Dr. Michael Echols Collection

This is a collection of U.S. Army Medical Department specified containers for various medicines which were provided during the Civil War for the doctors in the field or rear area hospitals.  The following abbreviations would have been found on the paper labels or embossed on the bottles to identify the source of maker of the container.

U. S. A. Hosp.  Dept.  -   U. S. A. Med'l  Dept.  -  U. S. A. Med.  Dept.

U. S. A.  Med.  Purveying  Depot   -  E. R.  Squibb  -  U. S. A.  Laboratory

Hosp Dept Bottles & Tins collection: 1 | 2 | 3 |

 

Above left, three wide-mouth light blue, one light green USA Hosp. Dept. bottles

Dimensions of some items on this page:

Aqua: quart U. S. A. Hosp. Dept Bottle: 9 "

Clear: two small bottles U. S. A. Hosp. Dept Bottles: 4 " and 4 1/4 "

White: Quinine Cream ware ceramic Jar with lid: 5 "

Black: Tin Japanned container with cork: 3 1/2 "

Green: Squibb bottle with stopper: 7 " plus stopper

Olive: quart U. S. A. Hosp. Dept. bottle: 9 1/4 "

Civil War Collidge Field Case or Surgeon's Companion for medicine with contents list

The Medical Staff and Materia Chirugica" from the Med. & Surgical History

A list of drugs carried on Civil War medical wagons

Additional photos of Civil War medical containers and bottles

Medical material requisitioned by the medical staff during the Civil War and Materia Medica

 

 

Two small bottles marked for the U. S. A. Hosp. Dept: 4 " and 4 1/4 "

Black Tin Japanned container: 3 1/2 "

 

 

 

   

Opium pulvules labeled tin container with opium contents

U. S. A.  Medical  Purveying  Depot / Astoria, Long Island

Any and all of these medicine containers are wanted for this collection, please let us know what you have for sale

 

 

U. S. A. Med.  Dept.   U. S. A.  Laboratory  (1863) Ceramic Jar

 

 

Base of this heavily 'whittled' U.S.A. Hosp. Dept. quart bottle is marked 'SDS'

 

 

 

 U. S. A. Hosp. Dept.

   

U. S. A. Hosp. Dept. olive colored quart bottle

 
Squibb ground-glass stopper

  

E. R. Squibb medical bottles produced during the Civil War

E. R. SQUIBB (Not Squibb "& Sons", which is later than the Civil War) is embossed on the shoulder with a clear ground glass stopper. 7 3/4" high. Smooth base. Applied square collar.  E. R. Squibb contracted with the military during the Civil War and Post Civil war to produce medical pannier's or chests with all the supplies need in the field or wagons. They also provided tin containers of medicines etc. which were used in military field containers.  E. R. Squibb bottles have been found in 1860's-70's military sites out West and, according to collector Jules Martino, probably back east.  As far as I know, these bottles come in at least two different sizes.

 

 

 

Squibb large mouth medicine bottle

 

 

 

Left: 'dug' bottles with water deposited 'crud' from being buried.  Right: after cleaning.

 

U.S.A. Medical (MED'L) and Hospital Department Bottles

Three variations: Olive, Amber, Yellow

Hosp Dept Bottles & Tins collection: 1 | 2 | 3 |

 

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Currently Seeking to Purchase for this Collection

Partial or Incomplete surgical sets or instruments by:  Snowden, Tiemann, Gemrig, Kolbe', Hernstein

 Any medical instrument or book marked:   U.S.A. / Hosp. Dep't.  or  U.S.A. / Med. Department

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American Civil War Medical & Surgical Antiques

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Last update: Tuesday, March 16, 2010