Dr. E. Classe's Cough Syrup Bottle W. P. Diggs St. Louis MO Embossed Paper Label

Before modern cough remedies, medicine shelves held bottles like this one: Dr. E. Classe's Cough Syrup, sold by W. P. Diggs & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, as sole agents for the United States and Canada. Federal records show the syrup shipping in 1913, and the label recommends it for colds, croup, whooping cough, hoarseness, asthma and consumption, the sweeping claims of the patent-medicine era. It would sit well in a group of medicine bottles, a Missouri or St. Louis collection, or a shelf of druggist glass.

Details

• This is a clear rectangular panel bottle with chamfered corners, a short neck and a flared lip.
• One side panel is embossed DR. E. CLASSE'S / COUGH SYRUP.
• Part of the original paper label remains, with the Dr. E. Classe's Cough Syrup name, the list of ailments, dosage directions and W. P. Diggs & Co., Sole Agents, St. Louis, Mo.

Condition: About half of the paper label is torn away and the rest is stained, with some dirt and grime on the shoulder and rim. The glass shows no chips or cracks. The bottle is empty with an open lip. See photos.

The photos are part of the description. Packed with care and shipped in a padded box.