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medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact22771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.148.32
- Description
- Clear glass stopper bottle, with rectangular base, with no stopper. White and orange, rectangular paper label is attached to the front, commerically printed, with black and white text. The bottle contains dark residue on the interior sides of the bottle, especially bottom right corner and the neck of the bottle, and small, loose pieces of material at the bottom. Discoloured, rectangular cardboard box, torn at top and missing top flap. The box is labelled on all four long faces with black and white, commerically printed text. It contains a clear glass bottle, described above, and an orange-pink sheet of instructions.
- Object History
- This item originates from the National Drug Company.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "Shake the Bottle / ASPROLAX / TRADE MARK / 2 GRAINS ANTIPYRENE / 2 MINIMS TINCTURE BELLADONNA / LEAVES PER MAXIMUM DOSE / FOR COLDS, CORYZAm COUGHS, / AND LaGRIPPE, DUE TO COLDS" printed at top of paper label on bottle in black, "ASPROLAX" printed in white with black outline. Below, directions for use are printed, for adults and children, as well as the information about the distributor and patent in black text. Partial piece of paper label attached to back of bottle, orange in colour. "[ill.] / for / COLDS / and COUGHS / La GRIPPE / or Bronchitis / due to colds / Delightful to take and / leaves no unpleasant / afer effects. Child- / ren take it readily / ANTIPYRETIC / LAXATIVE" printed centrally in black and white on front paper label on box. Followed by information about the distributor and patent, below. Left and back side of box feature instructions for use, in German, French, Spanish, Bohemian, and Swedish. Right side of box describes the uses and effects of the patent medicine.
- Measurements
- Bottle: 3.8 cm height x 6 cm width x 14.5 cm length Box: 4.3 cm height x 6.4 cm width x 15 cm length
- Maker
- Tanlac Company, Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
- Names
- National Drug Company
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
pharmaceutical bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact30584
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.140.13
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Rectangular amber glass (brown) battle with black plastic screw-top lid. Contains dried, stick-like material. Commercial paper label from Royal Drug Store indicating contents in type-written uppercase as "SARSAPARILLA ROOT".
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Commercial paper label from Royal Drug Store indicating contents in type-written uppercase as "SARSAPARILLA ROOT".
- Measurements
- 13.75 cm height x 4 cm width x 6 cm depth
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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pharmaceutical bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2536
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.159.4
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Clear glass stopper bottle with gold painted label with black and red strips on sides and bottom of label. Black lettering indicating contents as "TR: STROPHAN". Addtional paper labels affixed to front of bottle: one on top of painted label indicating "Strophan" the other on bottom of painted label indicating "POISON". Bottle is nine-tenths full with light amber liquid and apparent white percipitate on the bottom.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Viaduct Drug Store in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Gold painted label with black and red strips on sides and bottom of label. Black lettering indicating contents as "TR: STROPHAN". Addtional paper labels affixed to front of bottle: one on top of painted label indicating "Strophan" the other on bottom of painted label indicating "POISON".
- Names
- Viaduct Drug Store
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Images
pharmaceutical bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2537
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.159.5
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Empty clear glass bottle with glass stopper and painted label. Bottle has a round base.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Viaduct Drug Store in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Reads "TR.ACONITE". Black text on a gold label underlined with a red and a black stripe. Commercially painted label. Handwritten text is partially printed on a separate label just above the main label.
- Names
- Viaduct Drug Store
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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pharmaceutical bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2538
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.159.6
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Glass bottle with glass stopper. Clear liquid with black bits 1/3 of the bottle
- Object History
- This item originates from the Viaduct Drug Store in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- :_IQ ARSEN:" gold coloured painted label with black letters
- Names
- Viaduct Drug Store
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Images
pharmaceutical bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2540
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.159.8
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Clear glass stopper bottle with gold painted label with black and red strips on sides and bottom of label. Black lettering indicating contents as "TR: LAVAND: CO." Brown trace residue on bottom two-thirds of bottle.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Viaduct Drug Store in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Gold painted label with black and red strips on sides and bottom of label. Black lettering indicating contents as "TR: LAVAND: CO." Brown trace residue on bottom two-thirds of bottle.
- Names
- Viaduct Drug Store
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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