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Dose Cups

John Henry Zeilin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, filed for a U. S. Patent for his

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Dose-

Cup Bottle-Stopper

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on August 5, 1881. Patent number 254,760 was issued March 7,

1882. In his application, Zeilin wrote

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Much inaccuracy in the measurement of family

doses of medicine arises from the varying sizes of spoons by which they are usually

administered.

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He says that his invention can be made to hold a

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tea-spoonful, a

dessert-spoonful, or a table-spoonful.

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Four variations of the dose cup are shown in the

photograph. At left and right are tea-spoonful size and the two in the middle are a

table-spoonful. The three silver cups on the left have the mark of S. Cottle & Company,

New York, N. Y. (1877-1920).

From an advertisement by Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co. of St. Louis in the February

1894 issue of the Daughters of the American Revolution magazine

American Monthly

with World's Fair souvenirs. Mermod & Jaccard was founded in 1829 in St. Louis

.