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
medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact30761
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.3.3
- Description
- "PEACOCK'S BROMIDES". 8 fluid ounce round clear glass bottle with cork stopper and trace contents. Raised glass lettering on top of bottle "PEACOCK CHEM CO". Commercial paper label "CONTENTS-EIGHT FLUID OUNCES / PEACOCK'S / [crest] / BROMIDES / TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. / CONTAINS 6 % ALCOHOL / OD PEACOCK SULTAN CO. / ST. LOUIS, MO., U. S. A. / Each fluid drachm contains fifteen / grains of the combined bromides of / potassium, sodium, ammonium, cal- / cium and lithium."
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Commercial paper label "CONTENTS-EIGHT FLUID OUNCES / PEACOCK'S / [crest] / BROMIDES / TRADE MARK REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. / CONTAINS 6 % ALCOHOL / OD PEACOCK SULTAN CO. / ST. LOUIS, MO., U. S. A. / Each fluid drachm contains fifteen / grains of the combined bromides of / potassium, sodium, ammonium, cal- / cium and lithium."
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Missouri
- Site/City Made
- St. Louis
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Images
medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact31177
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.34.80
- Description
- "WITCH HAZEL" 4 ounce clear round bottle with white metal screw cap. Three-quarters full of clear liquid. Commercial paper label indicating product as "DICKINSON'S / [company logo] / WITCH HAZEL / ALCOHOL 14% ABSOLUTE / [indications for use] / BOTTLED BY / THE T. EATON CO LIMITED". Black and white lettering with yellow company logo.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Commercial paper label indicating product as "DICKINSON'S / [company logo] / WITCH HAZEL / ALCOHOL 14% ABSOLUTE / [indications for use] / BOTTLED BY / THE T. EATON CO LIMITED".
- Measurements
- 11.2 cm height x 4.5 cm diameter
- Maker
- T. Eaton Company Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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