medicinal tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38127
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV995.31.188
- Description
- Small round flat tin with lid; "Mentholatum, Made in Canada, Bridgeburg. Ont."; on bottom "Mentholatum in the Nostrils insures clear breathing, Jars & Tubes all druggists"; lid is removeable; tin still contains mentholatum
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label printed on lid in blue on white, inside an illustration of a jar: "OPAL JARS / ALL DRUGGISTS / MEHTOLATUM", followed by list of symptons. Outside the jar illustration reads: "MADE / IN CANADA" and "SAMPLE / BOX" in white text. Label printed on bottom of box reads "MENTHOLATUM / IN THE / NOSTRILS / INSURES CLEAR / BREATHING" in blue text.
- Measurements
- 1 cm height x 3 cm width x 3 cm length
- Maker
- Mentholatum Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Bridgeburg