packet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24149
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.644
- Description
- Beige paper packet with coloured rectangular label. Object is first from the left in the photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "Guangzhou"; "longevity"; "new"; "street"; the trademark "Zhang Jingxian"; "wind"; "hot"; "prepare"; "emergency"; "pills"; "to treat"; "flu"; "headache"; "rheumatism"; "bone pain"; "waist pain"; "tooth pain"; "foot pain"; "various"; and "symptoms". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Ging Hin Pills" They are named after the inventor. This product can treat symptoms of flu, headache, rheumatism, osteodynia (pain in the bone), lumbago (pain in the waist), toothache, foot pain, and various other symptoms.
- Measurements
- 8 cm height x 5 cm width
- Country Made
- China
- Site/City Made
- Guangzhou