Differances in bottle types

[bottlerocket]

I have heard references to druggist bottles, pharmacists bottles, and medicine bottles as being different from each other.Can anyone explain the difference to me?

 

[sunrunner]

Well let me try.First of druggist and pharmacist bottle will serve the same purpose .it the prescription bottles that are different.

 

[sunrunner]

Druggist or pharmacist bottles can be any bulk chemical or acid container ,some times they'll be labeled with the contents. A prescription bottle on the other hand is usually small bottles which had the medicine for the person who needs it. Many if these bottles had paper labels but quit a few were embossed with the druggist address . These are the bottles most look for.

 

[MichaelFla]

I consider them a little differently. In my opinion, druggist/pharmacist bottles are the ones that have the pharmacist's or pharmacy's name on them. The bulk containers are what I call apothecary bottles. I think of medicine bottles as patent medicine bottles, generally having the name of the medicine/remedy/cure on the bottle. Maybe it's these differences of opinion that explains the differences you've heard of.

 

[bottlerocket]

That makes sense. I will see if I have 3 bottles I can ID as 1 of each and post.Thanks

 

[bottlerocket]

OK druggist, pharmacist, and medicine right?

 

[MichaelFla]

Druggist/pharmacist bottles are essentially the same thing. So the left and center are both druggist/pharmacist bottles, but the center would have been label only. The one on the right is medicine, yes.And then an apothecary bottle would be like this:

 

[cowseatmaize]

Should I add Chemist to the mix? Naw, better not. []

 

[bottlerocket]

Hmmmm. It would be nice to see an example of a chemist.

 

[MichaelFla]

Aren't chemist bottles the ones with the chemical elements embossed on the side, and the ones with the drip-type stoppers?