Bugtite Cup Holder for the Pocket Cup

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Bugtite Sputum Cup Holder Instructions

Object Details

maker

Burnitol Manufacturing Company

Description

Disposable cup marked “POCKET SPUTUM FLASK ‘XL’ / Patented / BURNITOL MANUFACTURING CO. / BOSTON, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO.” The inscription on the cardboard box reads “ONE / BUGTITE CUP HOLDER / For The Pocket Cup / D. R. Bulla Co. / Sophia, N.C.” The Aseptic Drinking Cup Co., of Cambridge, Ma., introduced the term “BURNITOL” to commerce and obtained a trademark in 1906.

Ref: Harry J. Potter, “Collapsible Receptacle,” U.S. Patent 888,653 (May 26, 1908), assigned to Burnitol Manufacturing Co.

Harry J. Potter, “Sputum-Cup,” U.S. Patent 920,180 (May 4, 1909), assigned to Burnitol Manufacturing Co.

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

MG.M-11458.01

catalog number

M-11458.01

accession number

260557

Object Name

sputum cup, holder

Measurements

overall: 1 1/2 in x 4 5/8 in x 3 7/8 in; 3.81 cm x 11.7475 cm x 9.8425 cm

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Health & Medicine

Antibody Initiative: Tuberculosis

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-56b1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1456877