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box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24041
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.533
- Description
- Yellow rectangular paper box with illustration and label printed on front. Object is second from left in 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
- Red text with illustration of company logo/trademark, flowers and toothbrush. Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "machine"; "make/manufacture"; "tooth"; "brush"; a company name; "mechanical toothbrush"; "double-decade old brand"; "registered trademark"; "not a single toothbrush bristle will fall out"; and "if bristles fall out, exchange is guaranteed". Text on box end literally translates to: "note"; "booklet"; "business"; and "trademark". The label includes addresses and numbers: Shanghai General Distribution Centre, 385 No. 5 Road (Tel 90872) Shanghai Registered Telegram 5577; Branch: 174 North Sichuan Road (Tel 45352), 394 Fazujie Main Road; Machinery Factory: 597 A section Fazujie Xujiahui Road Panjia wooden bridge (Tel 76010).
- Measurements
- 16 cm height x 15 cm width x 2 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24043
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.535
- Description
- Box, pink with white flowers; lid has brown label on bottom; "Lum Jok Pills".
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Container
- Marks/Labels
- English translation adjusted to white turbidity pills. The characters literally translate to: company, issue, old Chinatown in San Francisco, five, drench, white, turbid, pill; take twice daily morning and evening, take three mace each time, take with tea, it is appropriate to eliminate the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and food that is fatty or with dry-heat). This medicine is located in San Francisco Chinatown. English packaging label: Ng Lum Jok Pills. Net weight 1/4 lb. Chinese Herb Compound Pills. A liver tonic and for constipation. Their action assists the natural circulation of the blood. Directions - Take a dose of 3 drs. 2 or 3 times daily. Made in the U.S.A. by Kay Sang Herb Company. 843 Clay Street, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. This product is used to treat gonorrhea, and whittish/cloudy urine. It is made of a variety of ingredients and is used to treat discharge, warmth in the bladder, unclear urine, and nocturnal emission. It reduces inflammation and pain. The manufacturer recommends that the product not be taken with tobacco, alcohol, fatty foods, or with dry-heat.
- Measurements
- 4.5 cm in height x 8 cm in width
- Maker
- Kay Sang Herb Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- California
- Site/City Made
- San Francisco
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box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24048
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.540
- Description
- Box, paper, "Wong Lo Kat Herb Extract"; label is loose All images and Chinese characters are in blue or red ink. Beneath rainbow shaped label are oval framed portraits; one of a bearded man, the other of a plant-like object. Artifact is the first from the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Container
- Marks/Labels
- (Wong Lo Kat) is a brand name. The Chinese characters that follow literally translate as: (cold) (tea) (essence) and can be taken altogether to mean Wong Lo Kat Herbal Tea (or Drink). This product is an herbal tea, made in Hong Kong since 1828. It is used to improve liver & kidney function, cholesterol, blood count, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, and mood.
- Measurements
- 5 cm height x 6 cm length x 2 cm width
- Country Made
- Hong Kong
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24058
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.550
- Description
- Rectangular box; beige with a green seal "Wat Sang Co." and cellophane wrapping [also a package with cellophane wrap].
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Container
- Marks/Labels
- Green seal with company logo on the side. Label with Chinese characters on top. Label contains Chinese characters that are literally translated to "live"; "life or be born"; "row or behavior" ; a brand name; "healthy or strengthen"; "kidney"; "pill"; and ", "WATSANG CO LTD / 87 PENDER ST. VANCOUVER B.C." When adjusted for English comprehension, the product is "white turbidity / kidney pills". This pill is made of made of many unidentified components. "White turbidity," refers to whitish and cloudy urine. "White turbidity" is a symptom of tiredness, deficiency in kidney qi, and alcohol abuse leading to spleen and stomach disorders. The pill is used to improved the kidneys and nourish the blood, as well as to treat back pain, weakness in the knees, the frequent need to urindate, rheumatism, bone pain, and neurasthenia.
- Measurements
- 4.5 cm in height x 8 cm in width
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24079
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.574
- Description
- Box, wrapped in wax cellophane, "Made in China" on one end.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Container
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "east", "pavillion", "blood stasis", "accumulate", "to make", "pain", "pills", "to treat", "distant", "years", "accumulate", "bruised", "change", text is covered and not readable, "chest", "full", "abdomen", "bloated", "etc.", "illness", "for the purpose of", "of", "effective medicine", "is", "adult", "every", "dose", "two", "3.73 grams", "children", text is covered and not readable, "pregnant woman", "infant", "do not", "consume", "abstain", "eating", "every", "tael", "price", "silver", "one", "dollar", "five", and "cents". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Blood stasis medicine". This medicine is used to treat blood stasis and blood clots, leading to pain.
- Measurements
- 4 cm in height x 6 cm in width x 4 cm in legth
- Country Made
- China
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24109
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.604
- Description
- Rectangular paper box; beige background with green Chinese characters. Artifact is on far left in 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: "white"; "turbid"; "pill"; and "made by doctor Zhào chao Cháng". Additional text translates to: "start"; "to treat"; "emptiness"; and "turbid". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "white turbidity pill". The product is a pill used to treat kidney deficiency and urine turbidity, which refers to whitish and cloudy urine. The pill is to restore kidney function, clear the urine, detoxify & remove dampness, treat strangury, headache, etc. This product was sold by Bow Woo Tong Chinese Dispensary. The side of the box includes the address of the pharmacy, 279 Honan Road, Shanghai, China. The other side of the box talks about the pharmacy products, such as pastes, pills, medicine oils, and medical alcohol. It states that these are true products and that they welcome wholesale or retail purchases.
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 5 cm width x 5 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24115
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.610
- Description
- Rectangular paper box; beige background with green Chinese characters. Artifact is first on the left in the photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "white"; "turbid"; "pill"; and "made by doctor Zhào chao Cháng". Additional text translates to: "start"; "to treat"; "emptiness"; and "turbid". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "white turbidity pill". The product is a pill used to treat kidney deficiency and urine turbidity, which refers to whitish and cloudy urine. The pill is to restore kidney function, clear the urine, detoxify & remove dampness, treat strangury, headache, etc. This product was sold by Bow Woo Tong Chinese Dispensary. The side of the box includes the address of the pharmacy, 279 Honan Road, Shanghai, China. The other side of the box talks about the pharmacy products, such as pastes, pills, medicine oils, and medical alcohol. It states that these are true products and that they welcome wholesale or retail purchases.
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 5 cm width x 5 cm depth
- Country Made
- China
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24122
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.617
- Description
- Rectangular paper box; beige background with green Chinese characters; partial cellophane wrapping.
- 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: "white"; "turbid"; "pill"; and "made by doctor Zhào chao Cháng". Additional text translates to: "start"; "to treat"; "emptiness"; and "turbid". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "white turbidity pill". The product is a pill used to treat kidney deficiency and urine turbidity, which refers to whitish and cloudy urine. The pill is to restore kidney function, clear the urine, detoxify & remove dampness, treat strangury, headache, etc. This product was sold by Bow Woo Tong Chinese Dispensary. The side of the box includes the address of the pharmacy, 279 Honan Road, Shanghai, China. The other side of the box talks about the pharmacy products, such as pastes, pills, medicine oils, and medical alcohol. It states that these are true products and that they welcome wholesale or retail purchases.
- Measurements
- 10cm height x 6cm width x 6cm depth
- Country Made
- China
- Site/City Made
- Shanghai
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24133
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.628
- Description
- Box, made of paper. Small and rectanglar. Black in color with a patterned border around it. Has colorful fabric attached to lid. Contains medicine wrapped in red paper.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 1cm height x 5cm length x 2cm depth
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24187
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.682
- Description
- Small wooden box with lid that slides into top; has remnants of a white label on lid and front with black Chinese characters.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Container
- Marks/Labels
- Label on box bottom contains two Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "fairy" and "top or up". Label on box lid contains two Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "fairy"; and "pellets".
- Measurements
- 6 cm height x 7 cm width x approx 7 cm depth
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24299
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.794
- Description
- Rectangular cardboard box; bottom of box has green exterior and pink interior; lid of box is covered in marbled blue and beige pattern; upper left corner of lid has rectangular white label containing red Chinese characters.
- 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: "Guangdong", the town of Huazhou", the name of the manufacturer, "Deshengtang", "best selection", "authentic / local", a place name, "a type of dried pomelo fruit local to Huazhou". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "dried pomelo". It is also known as Citrus grandis Tomentosa and Citrus grandis(L.) Osbeck. The fruit is shaped in irregular rectangular pieces and most of them are thin pieces. The surface is a cinnamon brown colour. After storing for a while, the colour will turn dark brown. The fruit is very fragile and the taste is bitter. It cures coughing, nausea and vomiting.
- Measurements
- 4 cm height x 10 cm width x 20 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24471
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.966
- Description
- Brown wooden box, rectangular with higher back. There are two sections holding chopsticks.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C. Chopsticks are used for stirring materia medica while they are boiling in the pot to prevent them from sticking at the bottom of the pot and getting burnt. They might also have been used for paozhi (processing of materia medica) since it may involves boiling, steaming, roasting, frying and / or calcifying.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 30 cm H x 20 cm W x 5cmL
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24495
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.990
- Description
- Rectangular wooden box painted black; with gold and black engraving on lid of bird and tree; hinged lid; box has lock with diamond-shaped metal strike plate - key not present. Photographed alongside pen HV975.5.999.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E
- Measurements
- approx 6 cm height x 5 cm width x 25 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24704
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1201
- Description
- Rectangular metal tin with round, pressure fit lid. Two Chinese characters painted in black on side.
- 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 2 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "smelly", "stink"; "pill", "pellet", "bolus". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "naphthalene balls". Naphthalene balls are made from Naphthalene. Naphthalene is an extract of crude oil or coal tra. The "stink" gas produced is toxic, especially damaging to the liver. It has chemical reactions to silk and nylon so that it could cause damage of the fabric. It has same effect of camphor when used to prevent bugs from damaging fabric but less safe to use.
- Measurements
- 20 cm height x 20 cm width x approx 22 cm depth
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24773
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1271
- Description
- Metal tin box with rectangular gold-coloured label containing 3 black Chinese characters placed vertically; two metal rings, at either end, on top of box.
- 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 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "dirt"; "capital"; "together/neat".
- Measurements
- 20 cm height x 12 cm width x 15 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24774
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1272
- Description
- Metal tin box; rectangular gold-coloured label over side seam on narrow side of box contains 3 black Chinese characters placed vertically; two metal rings, at either end, on top of box.
- 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 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "red"; "immortal"; "rock".
- Measurements
- 21 cm height x 15 cm width x 17 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24784
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1282
- Description
- Open square dented metal bin with single metal ring at top rim. Front has torn rectangular paper label with 3 Chinese characters in black ink.
- 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
- Lable contains 2 Chinese characters that literally translate to: "accrue"; "unripe"; "grow"; "crude"; "tooth". Use in Chinese medicine is unknown.
- Measurements
- 23 cm height x 16 cm width x approx 19 cm depth
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24788
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1286
- Description
- Brown, rectangular metal box. Small weld seam on the side. Front has a yellow rectangular p[aper label with two Chinese characters in black. The top of the bin is open and there is a brown paper bag visible inside.
- 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
- Yellow rectangular paper label with two Chinese characters. Label has some damage on left top and bottom and small tear near the bottom right. Text literally translates to English as: " land ground" and "man, fourth". This has been adjusted for English comprehension to: "Violet". Uses: The herb has light scent with bitter taste. It helps to clear the toxin away from the body. It has been used to treat snakebite.
- Measurements
- 21 cm height x 24 cm width x 26 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24792
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1290
- Description
- Metal tin box; rectangular gold-coloured label containing black Chinese characters on short side of box; two metal oblong rings, at either end, on top of box; crumpled gold-coloured paper in box.
- 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 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "mountain"; "bean". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Skin of Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis." It is the root and rhizoma of Sophora tonkinensis Gapnep. It has a bean-like smell and extremely bitter taste. It is bitter, cold, and toxic, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It clears heat and toxicity, removes sore throat and relieves swelling. It is used for abscesses with swelling due to heat-toxicity, as well as cough due to lung-heat and jaundice due to damp-heat.
- Measurements
- 18 cm height x 20 cm width x 30 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24793
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1291
- Description
- Metal tin box with rectangular gold-coloured label containing black Chinese characters on side; two oblong metal rings, at either end, on top of box; gold-coloured paper in box.
- 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 2 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "twins"; "piece".
- Measurements
- 18 cm height x 20 cm width x 22 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1292
- Description
- Metal tin box containing paper bag with Chinese characters on it; box itself has gold-coloured rectangular label with Chinese characters on it.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 30 cm height x 20 cm width x 20 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24849
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1347
- Description
- Rectangular metal box with no lid. Paper label on side with Chinese characters. Label is torn. Text in Chinese and English stamped into metal on side of box. Brown paper bag visible inside.
- 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
- Paper label Chinese characters literally translates to English as: "exactly" and"rhinoceros". Rest of label is indistinguishable due to damage. Text in English stamped into side of tin reads: PANG YOU TAI / LUNGKEE / GUN JAM TEA \ HONG KONG / CHINA".
- Measurements
- 30 cm H x 25cm W x 25 cm L
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24856
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1354
- Description
- Rectangular metal box with printed paper label.
- 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
- Printed label reads "High Grade Kerosene/For Family Use/"ASTRAL"/OIL/PUT UP EXPRESSLY FOR/SPRAGGE&CO./VICTORIA, B.C."
- Measurements
- 35 cm height x 20 cm width x 15 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24871
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1369
- Description
- Metal tin box with worn shiny gold-coloured finish; rectangular orange-coloured label on side of box contains black Chinese characters.
- 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 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "sweet"; "orange"; "skin". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Orange peel, Tangerine peel of Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae". Orange peel is the pericarp of Citrus reticulata Blanco. It is collected in the autumn when the fruit is ripe. It is strongly fragrant, pungent and slightly bitter. It enters the spleen and lung meridians, and promotes the flow of qi, stops vomiting, dries dampness and resolves phlegm. It is indicated in the syndrome of qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach, vomiting and hiccup, and cough caused by damp-phlegm or cold-phlegm.
- Measurements
- 30 cm height x 20 cm width x 20 cm length
Images
box and lid
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24696
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1193
- Description
- Rectangular metal box with lid. Chinese characters marked directly on to one side of box in faded, black ink. Some rusted spots on lid and side of box and white tarnish on edges and corners. Object is first on left in photo.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains three Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "white", "rock" and "fat." When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Halloysitum album." Possible product is Halloysitum album if writer wrote from left to right which is not usually how Chinese is written. Halloysitum album is sweet, sour, astringent, warm; for lung and large intestine meridians. Use: astringe the intestines and stop bleeding.
- Measurements
- 9 cm height x 11 cm width x 13 cm length
Images
box of packages
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24159
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.654
- Description
- Cardboard box, red and beige in geometric pattern; partially filled with 23 small paper-wrapped packages; label is black with red Chinese characters and a star design; plus one empty wrapper.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "send out/emit", "cold", "pill", and "made by Hengan alternative shop". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is a pill that is mix of Western medicine (quinine sulfate), Chinese herbs, and licorice powder. It is used to treat malaria. The product is made by "Liang Pei Ji", who graduated from "Guangzhou Boji medical school in China".
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 29 cm width x 1 cm depth
- Country Made
- China
Images
box of vials
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24166
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.661
- Description
- Red cardboard box with lid "Pinklets Little Pink Laxative Pills"; with brown paper packaging, eight corked clear glass vials each containing some liquid.
- Object History
- These items originate from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "Pinklets Little Pink Laxative Pills"
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 20 cm width x 2 cm depth
Images
box of vials with pipet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24167
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.662
- Description
- Red cardboard box with lid "Pinklets Little Pink Laxative Pills"; eight corked clear glass vials each containing some liquid obstructed by brown paper wrapping.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 15 cm width
Images
brush hook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91750
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.14.6
- Description
- Tool with a hooked blade attached to a long wooden handle used for land clearing - cut heavy brush, shrubs, or small trees.
- The blade is made of iron and is heavily rusted. The handle is damaged in several spots and cracked where the blade is attached.
- Object History
- These items belonged to the Hong family - who founded Hop On Farms in Burnaby. Heritage Burnaby has a number of photos and an oral history about the family.
- Classification
- Maintenance T&E - - Groundskeeping Equipment
- Object Term
- Hook, Brush
- Measurements
- Length: 92 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agricultural Tools and Equipment
- Gardens
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Names
- Hop on Farms
Images
![Burnaby Businessmen, [1890] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-921.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Businessmen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66166
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1890]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of early Burnaby residents and businessmen, identified as: Standing (l to r) - Louis Claude Hill, Nicolai Schou, Bernard Hill. Seated (l to r) - Unknown, Mr. Sharpe, Elliot Bell and unidentified man seated in the front.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1890]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 10.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-921
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of early Burnaby residents and businessmen, identified as: Standing (l to r) - Louis Claude Hill, Nicolai Schou, Bernard Hill. Seated (l to r) - Unknown, Mr. Sharpe, Elliot Bell and unidentified man seated in the front.
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Thompson, S.J.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's signature on recto
- Photographer's stamp on verso reads: "S. J. Thompson / Artistic Photographer"
Images
![Burnaby Businessmen, [1890] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-921.jpg)
Business course graduates at Bayshore Inn
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19197
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Class photograph of students who finished a business course at the Sales Training Institute in Vancouver. The photo is taken at the Bayshore Inn by Hannay's Portrait Studio. Jimmy Chow is identified standing on the far left in the second row. Six students in the front row are holding trophies.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Class photograph of students who finished a business course at the Sales Training Institute in Vancouver. The photo is taken at the Bayshore Inn by Hannay's Portrait Studio. Jimmy Chow is identified standing on the far left in the second row. Six students in the front row are holding trophies.
- Names
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
- Accession Code
- BV022.21.57
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-03
- Photographer
- Hannay, John Henry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photo Taken "P19356-3" (in ink) / HANNAY'S PORTRAIT STUDIO / 2287 W. Broadway, Vancouver B.C."
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
Images
Cabinet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90896
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.3.1
- Description
- Worn wooden cabinet made from Douglas Fir and cedar. The interior of the cabinet is painted a pale yellow. One third of the cabinet closest to the ground houses a large open shevling area with the back paneling visible. The middle of the cabinet has 5 slots for drawers with metal handles. One drawer is missing. The top third of the cabinet is split into 2 shelves with a yellow board bisecting the top shelf. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit.
- Object History
- The cabinet was found in the Thrussell farmhouse on Marine Drive in Burnaby in the 1999.The Thrussell's land had been leased to Chinese tenant farmers by the Thrussell family and also previous owners. The City demolished the house, but they salvaged many items in the house before doing so. Of note are the Chinese characters and the joinery and construction of the cabinet. Chinese characters are painted in black on the back of the shelving unit The first two characters refer to pine wood and the last character is stem or branch.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Household Accessories - - Storage & Display Accessories
- Object Term
- Cabinet
- Colour
- Brown
- Yellow
- Measurements
- 42” high x 42” wide x 14” width
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Nelson Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
can
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23919
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.273
- Description
- Round red tin can with red pressure fit lid. Rims, top and bottom, are metal tin. Tin has two rectangular torn beige labels, one with typed English words, the other with 3 hand-written Chinese characters. Artifact is sixth from 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
- "KOM CHAK PING / It is made of Chinese Medicines: / Shan-ja 20% Mak-ah 20% Bxng-long 10% / Sar-yan 30% Si-kon-fze 20% / Prepared by (Net weight) / Chu Cheng Shih (1 mace each) / Hong Kong"
- Measurements
- 13 cm height x 7 cm diameter
Images
Canada Victory Bonds organization Chinese branch in Victoria, B.C
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3376
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1 Jun. 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in mat 30.5 x 35.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Canada Victory Bonds organization Chinese branch in Victoria, B.C., seated and standing together in two rows. The photograph was taken on June 1, 1941 in the hall of the Chee Kung Tong Chinese Freemasons building. Lum Chuck Yue, a proprietor of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in mat 30.5 x 35.5 cm
- Material Details
- Chinese characters have been added to recto of mat
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Canada Victory Bonds organization Chinese branch in Victoria, B.C., seated and standing together in two rows. The photograph was taken on June 1, 1941 in the hall of the Chee Kung Tong Chinese Freemasons building. Lum Chuck Yue, a proprietor of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Chinese herbalist shop in Victoria, served as the committee secretary and is identified as sitting in the front row, first from the right.
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Accession Code
- BV985.5331.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1 Jun. 1941
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/7/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Images
Canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23819
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.173
- Description
- Dark brown, wooden, circular canister which has a top lid and lower body. Item has Chinese characters written/painted on side in light orange or gold color. Some chipping is visible on edges where lid and body meet.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- The label contains three Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "worm, insect" and "river, plain, stream."
- Measurements
- 12 cm H x 18 cm W
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23896
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.250
- Description
- Tin can, cylindrical, with pop off lid. Brown paper label featuring hand painted Chinese characters is torn on left hand corner. Artifact is second from right in 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
- Word for word translation of Chinese characters is as follows: dollar/basic, prosperous, powder
- Measurements
- 15.5 cm height x 9 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.251
- Description
- Round brown metal can with lid. Rectangular beige label with black Chinese characters. Slight damage on bottom of can and top of the lid. First from the left in 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
- Beige rectangular label with black Chinese characters. Some Chinese characters written on tin in black on the side of the label. Chinese characters literally translate to: "lotus root" and "powder". Lotus Root powder cab be use for cooking or medication. Lotus astringent non-toxic, can stop hematemesis, nose and throat bleeding, blood stasis, antipyretic toxicity, postpartum blood boring, etc. It has anti-inflammatory hemostatic effect.
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 14 cm width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23899
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.253
- Description
- Round based tin can with metal lid and black painted on text label. Can has rusted. Object is fourth from the left in 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 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "powder" and "rock". Third character could not be read.
- Measurements
- 11 cm height x 5 cm length x 5 cm width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23900
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.254
- Description
- Cylindrical, metal, tin can with push down lid. Some scratches and appear on one side to indicate a paper label attached to it before. Marks of the the label look to faint and faded on the can. Item is fourth from left in photo.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 17 cm H x 7 cm W
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23902
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.256
- Description
- Round based metal canister with lid and hand-written paper label. Artifact is second on left in 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 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to : "camphot/cinnamonum camphyara" and "wood" and "son/child". When adjusted for English comprehension, the product is Zhangmuzi. Zhangmuzi is a mature fruit of Cinnamomum Cinnamomum camphora. Plant camphor, located in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other places, especially Taiwan has the most. Taste spicy, warm. Purpose is to expel wind and cold, warm stomach and, regulate qi and stop pain to cure abdomen cold pain, cold wet vomit, Qi stagnation, beriberi.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 9 cm width x 9 cm length
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23905
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.259
- Description
- Metal tin canister with lid that fits inside; rusted; lighter grey where vertical label was. Artifact is first on left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 15.5 cm x 7 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23907
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.261
- Description
- Tin can, cylindrical, with pop off lid. Brown paper label featuring hand painted Cinese characters. Artifact is second from right in 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
- Word for word translation is as follows: dollar/basic, bright/clear, powder. This has been adjusted for English comprehension to "Weathered Sodium Sulfate, thenardite". Weathered Sodium Sulfate, thenardite is made from anhydrous sodium sulfate is an inorganic compound with formula Na2SO4. It is a white solid soluble in water. It is used to treat constipation, dry stool, accumulated stagnation induced abdominal pain, sore and swollen throat, sores of the mouth and tongue, swollen gums, red eyes, carbuncles, and erysipelas.
- Measurements
- 15.5 cm height x 9 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.262
- Description
- Round metal canister with push-pull lid. Small dent top right. Faint black Chinese characters in black in the middle. Canister is third 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
- Three faint black Chinese characters that literally translate to "slippery" and "rock". When adjusted for English comprehension the product is "talcum". It is usde to induce diuresis to treat stranguria, clears summer-heat and summer-dampness, and treats diarrhea and eczema caused by heat and dampness. It also dispels dampness to promote wound healing when applied externally.
- Measurements
- 15 cn height x 10 width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23911
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.265
- Description
- Can, tin, round; bottom has green paint on it; with lid.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sand Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label, which literally translate to "flower", "stamens"; "rock". When adjusted for comprehension, product is ophicalcite; Pharmaceutical name: Ophicalcitum / Dolomite. This stone is also known as dolomite or ophicalcitum and uses the chemical formula: CaMg(CO3)2. This stone is angular, sparkly under the sun, and has a white/pale gray color. In Chinese medicine, it is used to stop bleeding, invigorate the blood, and resolve blood stasis.
- Measurements
- 15 cm x 6 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23912
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.266
- Description
- Dark green metal tin canister with lid. Label on front, with yellow background rimmed in red, is damaged, with most of it missing. Artifact is third from left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 9 cm height x 9 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23913
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.267
- Description
- Dark green metal tin canister with lid. On the front, there is a yellow octagonal label rimmed in red, with 2 Chinese characters placed vertically. Artifact is second from left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 12.5 cm height x 6 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23925
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.279
- Description
- Can, metal, cylindrical with lid, beige paper label with Chinese characters.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label. Slight discoloration on bottom-right of label. Chinese characters literally translate to: "yellow", "ginger" and "powder". When adjusted for English comprehension, item is tumeric powder. Turmeric root tuber can be found in Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guangxi provinces in China. Actions: Activate blood and alleviate pain, move qi and relieve depression, clear heat and cool blood, promote excretion or bile and remove jaundice. Indications: Pain of chest, hypochondria and abdomen due to qi stagnation and blood stasis; Unconsciousness of heat syndrome and epilepsy; Haematemesis, epistaxis, vicarious menstruation, hematuria, blood stranguria; Damp-heat jaundice, gallbladder stones.
- Measurements
- 15 cm height x 8 cm width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24676
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1173
- Description
- Metal tin canister with recessed lid; diamond-shaped pale yellow label has a black Chinese character on it. Artifact is second from left in this 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 Chinese character that literally translates to "three". When adjusted for English comprehension: "number only; no medical use."
- Measurements
- 9 cm height x 5 cm diameter
Images
![Canoe floating on flooded farm, [1948] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0024_0012_001.jpg?width=280)
Canoe floating on flooded farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4059
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1948]
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan in a canoe on the flooded family farm; background contains trees and a building.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan in a canoe on the flooded family farm; background contains trees and a building.
- Accession Code
- BV017.24.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1948]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 1000
- Scan Date
- 01-Oct-2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Canoe floating on flooded farm, [1948] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0024_0012_001.jpg)
cart
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91781
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV023.17.1
- Description
- Small grocery or shopping cart. The cart was produced by Folding Carrier Corporation of Oklahoma. This cart is called the Nest Baskart which features a levered back panel to easily nest multiple carts together when not in use.
- The body of the cart is formed by metal spokes welded together to form a cage like pattern.
- The top of the cart has a large basket like area for holding items. The bottom of the cart has a sloped shelf that could have held another removable basket.
- The handle of the cart is covered in a hard black material, possibly hardened rubber or plastic.
- The cart features curved corners along the top and bottom of the basket area.
- The cart has four wheels, the back two are fixed and the front two are
- Object History
- Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
- Cart was used by donor to restock shelves when not in use by customers.
- Classification
- Merchandising T&E
- Object Term
- Cart, Shopping
- Marks/Labels
- "FOLDING CARRIER CORP. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., U.S.A. / NEST BASKART, MODEL WK 1200 / PATENT NO. 2,479,530"
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Canada Way Food Market
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4692 Canada Way
Images
