Medicine Case. Hand and shoulder strap missing. Medicaments outside case are stored in lower half of case. Bourbon Whiskey and French Brandy are among the medicaments.
On the right side of the case are the initials: 'S.F.J., Hartford Conn.' From a note found inside the case: '...this case was given to Dr. Oliver Smith by the widow of a deceased older physician. It dates back to the 1880's.' The note was signed by: Paul Butterworth, 1946.
Dr. Oliver C. Smith (1859-1915) was president of the Hartford Medical Society in 1912. His portrait by Charles N. Flagg hangs in the Society's Library.
On the right side of the case are the initials: 'S.F.J., Hartford Conn.' From a note found inside the case: '...this case was given to Dr. Oliver Smith by the widow of a deceased older physician. It dates back to the 1880's.' The note was signed by: Paul Butterworth, 1946.
Dr. Oliver C. Smith (1859-1915) was president of the Hartford Medical Society in 1912. His portrait by Charles N. Flagg hangs in the Society's Library.