double-tiered-drugstore-show-globe
Lot 1033
Double Tiered Drugstore Show Globe
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
For a late 19th century window display, blown clear glass with rough pontil, composed of a bulbous globe fitted with a conforming stopper as the second tier thus allowing for a different color in each chamber.

HOA 22.5 in.

Property from the Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Gimesh, Fayetteville, NC

Coloring the water of a show globe, and placing it in an obvious location, gave a customer visual identification of the presence of a druggist that could be relied on to
provide skilled services.

Stopper base with chips.

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