Moulded blue glass eye bath by 'Wyeth'
 Catalogue Number: 3409 Moulded blue glass eye bath by 'Wyeth' Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Corporation: Maryland Glass Corporation Year Of Publication/Manufacture: mid 20th Century Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Baltimore, Maryland, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Maryland Glass Corporation Description Of Item: Moulded blue glass eye bath with fluted bowl on a short hollow cylindrical base (to fit over the screw cap on an eye wash bottle). Both sides of bowl carry moulded 'WYETH'. Base rim has moulded '5'. H: 43 x W: 41 x D: 34 mm. Historical Significance: This model eye bath was known as mould number 1686 at Maryland Glass Corporation and remained in production until 1958. The American pharmaceutical firm of Wyeth, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, was purchased by Pfizer in 2009. Ref: Sturrock, George: Eye baths, Millstream Books, 2012. How Acquired: Donated by Pamela R Sutton Date Acquired: August 2017 Condition: Very good Location: Archive Office. Spectacles cabinet Drawer 18 |