Burnett Company Glass Medicine Bottle

culture, health

Joseph Burnett Company, “Burnett Company Glass Medicine Bottle,” Madison Historical, accessed April 26, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2059.

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This glass bottle was made by the Joseph Burnett Company, a flavor extract company based in Boston. Listed on the bottle is "cocoaine," which was likely the company's "Cocoaine for the Hair" product.¹

This bottle was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Aaliyah Robinson.

2019 Civic Memorial High School Class Visit

• culture
• health

Joseph Burnett Company

• Robinson, Aaliyah

Circa 1890s

English

• Object

• jpg

• 1890s

• Robinson-Aaliyah-O-0001