[PW] Definition of drugstore window display item?

[Edith Bailes]

Yes, then you are probably also thinking of those "Apocethary Jars"
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No, as far as I know the containers originally called apothecary jars were
much smaller than what I'm thinking of, and were used primarily for dry
materials. They usually had ground-glass stoppers, in the old days, though
some of the jars were made of porcelain.

The ones I'm thinking of are called "show globes" and a beautiful selection
may be seen by scrolling about halfway down this page (go past the leech
jar!):

	http://www.niagaraapothecary.ca/client/ocp/Apothecary.nsf/web/Artifacts!Ope
nDocument

Here's a bottle glossary that I found interesting:

	http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/glossary.htm

Edie in Maine