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medicinal bottle

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV976.148.32
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.
Category
07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
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
Subjects
Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Names
National Drug Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
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