Interview with W.H. O'Brien July / August 1975 - Track 8
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory25
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- [1932]-1936
- Length
- 0:11:12
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to W.H. "Harry" O'Brien's involvement with the formation of the Army of the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union).
- Date Range
- [1932]-1936
- Photo Info
- Harry and Gertrude (Sutherland) O'Brien on their wedding day, October 12, 1940. Item no. 315-005
- Length
- 0:11:12
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Interviewer
- Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
- Interview Date
- July / August 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with W.H. "Harry" O'Brien by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury. Major themes discussed are: the Army of the Common Good, the Union of the Unemployed and the Common Good Credit Union (now the South Burnaby Credit Union). To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- W.H. “Harry” O’Brien was born in the coal mining town of Nanaimo, British Columbia on October 20, 1914. He came to Burnaby with his parents and five siblings in 1927. Harry’s mother, a school teacher, wanted her children to live closer to school in order to obtain a better education, so the O’Brien family settled at Inman Avenue, Burnaby. Harry's mother, Mary Anne Crossan, was Gilmore Avenue School's first teacher. Harry left school in June of 1929. Harry’s father worked as the caretaker at Central Park around this time and Harry helped him to clear brush, plant trees and enforce the land clearing and wood cutting permit regulations held by men who were on script. Although too young to vote by just over a week, Harry O'Brien worked as a scrutineer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) during the 1935 Federal Election. On October 12, 1940 Harry O'Brien married Gertrude Sutherland at St. John the Divine in Burnaby. The Sutherland family came to Burnaby from Winnipeg in 1933 and settled at Nelson Avenue. Harry began his involvement with the Unemployment Organization in Burnaby by participating in an organised protest against the municipality for homeowner evictions brought on by unpaid taxes. The South Burnaby Union of the Unemployed organised in order to protest rules around receiving Relief. Harry became involved, eventually becoming one of the spearheads of the organization, taking over as secretary by 1936. Harry was an original member of the Army of the Common Good, helping to produce over one hundred and twenty-five tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed Burnaby citizens suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The members of the Army of the Common Good who cut wood for consumption or worked in the gardens were given credit for their work through LU (Labour Units) which they could then use to buy groceries and that at the Army's Cooperative stores, one of which was at McKay Avenue, where Harry began working as Manager of Groceries in 1937. The Credit Union movement of British Columbia was also organized by Harry O'Brien and his fellow Army of the Common Good members. W.H. "Harry" O'Brien died July 1, 1992.
- Total Tracks
- 9
- Total Length
- 1:17:56
- Interviewee Name
- O'Brien, Harry
- Interviewer Bio
- Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track eight of interview with W.H.
Track eight of interview with W.H.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-25/100-13-25_Track_8.mp3
tobacco tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2142
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.136.48
- Description
- Box, metal, hinged lid, red; lid has border of circles, black and gold globe , gold "T & B", black "RENOWNED"; front has black "HALF POUND" gold "MYRTLE" black "CUT" gold "T & B" black "THIS LABEL IS REGISTERED" "MANUFACTURED BY THE GEO. E. TUCKETT & SON CO. LIMITED HAMILTON, ONT. CANADA" and "THE THOS. DAVIDSON MFG CO. LTD. MONTREAL"; right side has square notice, circle back- ground, "CAUTION NOTICE" "EVERY PACKAGE...T & B...BRONZE LETTERS None Other Genuine..."; on back, gold "MANUFACTURED FROM THE FINEST VIRGINIA LEAF"; on left side legal notice on circle background, "Factory No.1 Inland Div.No.30"
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medicinal bottle with box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2451
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.148.45
- Description
- White cardboard box with illustration and portrait. Box contains clear glass bottle with red metal screw-on lid and paper label on back and front. Bottle has square base. Bottle contains Brown liquid residue.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label on box marked "PERRY DAVIS' / PAINKILLER" black text on white label Directions info. included. The number "49" has been written in pencil on front. Side of box marked "PERRY DAVIS' PAINKILLER". Back of box has same label printed in French.
- Label on bottle marked "PERRY DAVIS' / PAINKILLER" underneath portrait. Directions included. Label on back of bottle contains directions info. in French and English.
- Measurements
- box: 16 cm height x 5 cm width x 2.5 cm length
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
Images
medicinal bottle with box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2452
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.148.46
- Description
- White cardboard box with illustration and portrait. Box contains clear glass bottle with red metal screw-on lid and paper label on back and front. Bottle has square base. Bottle contains brown liquid residue.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label on box marked " PERRY DAVIS' / PAINKILLER" black text on white label Directions info. included. The number "49" has been written in pencil on front. Side of box marked "PERRY DAVIS' PAINKILLER". Back of box has same label printed in French.
- Label on bottle marked "PERRY DAVIS' / PAINKILLER" underneath portrait. Directions included. Label on back of bottle contains directions info. in French and English.
- Measurements
- box: 16 cm height x 5 cm width x 2.5 cm length
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
Images
medicinal bottle with box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact2455
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.148.49
- Description
- Square, clear glass bottle with silver metal screw top of "Sal Lithofos Laxative" with trace amount of white powder. Rectangular cardboard box with flap closures, black and red text and design. Red ink is faded on one side of box. Product information sheet inside box with text in English and French.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Bottle has three (3) sided printed label black on white with orange/pink highlights. The front label "Laxative / Sal / Lithofos / ... list of ingredients... / Uric Acid Solvent / indicated / in the treatment of / Rheumatic Pains / Bilious and Renal / Disorders / The Wingate Chemical Co. / Limited / Montreal / Anti-Acid" Left side label (front facing) "Directions / As a Diuretic or Tonic Laxative, / affections of Kidneys and Liver ... list of directions " For Headache, Dizziness and / Heartburn, take one teaspoon in / a glass of water and repeat if necessary / For Children. - Smaller doses according / to age. / Caution / Add Sal. Lithofos to water and / allow effervescense to cease before / taking. / Use a dry spoon and do not leave / package open." Rights side label (front facing) " Sal. Lithofos "/ ..list of contents "Properties" / list of properties .. "It is an effective Aperient, giving / prompt relief. Relieving indigestion / and disordered stomach, resulting / from indiscretion in eating or drinking. / No. 6887 / Propriety or Patent Medicine Act."
- Measurements
- 6 cm x 6cm x 17 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
Images
label
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3856
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.33.11
- Description
- Shield Brand - Label. Paper label for Shield Brand Dry Sheathing. The label has a red background with a shield with a red cross in the middle of it. Around the sheild is a yellow outline that looks to be fire. The Shield Brand Dry Sheathing was manufactured by Lockerby & McCorm-- Limited on Shannon Street, Montreal. The label measures 11cm x 14cm.
- Object History
- found between shingles and shiplap on Love Farmhouse roof above kitchen door
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booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4407
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.53.5
- Description
- Booklet: "SALES AIDS"; buff cover; on back, "FRANK W. HORNER LIMITED" "MONTREAL CANADA" "Sales Promotion Division", logo; 13 pages; comic illus- trtions; cover is soiled, small tear; "PRINTED IN CANADA"
- Object History
- From Hougland's Drug Store, 45th and Fraser in Vancouver.
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cigar box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8077
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1004.1
- Description
- Cigar box, wooden, attached lid; "Imps" on cover in oval, "5098517"; "Imps" "(CLARO)" on front "50 CANADA CIGARS" label; left side "Imps" "Factory No.2 Port 23-D"; right side "Imps"; back is plain; inside lid is yellow with "Imps" on red oval, "3 for 10c" on red band, "MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA.LIMITED. MONTREAL GRANBY"; lid hangs by a few threads; sticker continues on bottom, "CANCEL HERE BY STAMP OR STENCIL" "2-23D ALB"; paper around all edges, "FLOR FINA"
- Measurements
- 187mm X 125mm X 53mm
Images
tobacco tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8108
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1017.1
- Description
- Can, metal, hinged lid, red; flat; front and back are identical, black bands with white "FOREST" "AND" "STREAM", oval picture of mallard flying, wings extending out of oval, yellow border of oval goes off straight each side dividing can into upper and lower parts, black band at bottom with white "PIPE TOBACCO", small yellow circle with black "10c"; lid is plain; right side "MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA LIMITED MONTREAL GRANBY"; left side "LUXURY & COMFORT"; dented
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medicinal tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8905
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1345.1
- Description
- Circular, cardboard tin with pull-off metal cap and circular metal base. Body is patterned with black and red checks and yellow labels with black and red text. Tin has contents inside.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "Johnson & Johnson" printed in black on small yellow rounded, rectangle . Central, rounded-rectangular, yellow label reads "CANTHOS PLASTER / THE CANTHARIDAL VESICANT" printed in black, centrally and "Johnson & Johnson Limited / Montreal Canada" printed in red below black text. "1 YARD" printed in black on top left corner and "7 INCHES" printed in black on top right corner. Two circular, "chain" designs printed in red on either side of black text. "RBP / 10C [ill.] / B48247" handwritten in pencil on left side of cenral label. "19/12/33" handwritten in pencil on a bias on right side of central label. Two, rounded-rectangular, yellow labels provide directions for use and storage instructions in French and English. Small ruler in inches separates these labels.
- Measurements
- 20.8 cm length x 5.5 cm diameter
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
medicinal box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8913
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1353.1
- Description
- Empty, silver coloured, square cardboard box with hinged lid. Lid has a paper hinge. White commercial paper label with blue lettering affixed to lid covering entire lid of the box and extending down left and right sides of the lid. Label indicates "100 / Frosst's / BLAUD CAPSULES / No. 54 / Blaud and Arsenic / Rx Rx 2 / * Ferrous carbonate 2 1/4 gr. (0.14G.) / the amount contained in / Blaud's Pill Mass, B.P., 1932 10 gr. (0.65G.) / Arsenic trioxide 1/55 gr. (1.1 mg.) / the amount contained in / Arsenical Solution, B.P., 1914 2 min. (0.12cc.) / *Approximately 1 grain (65 mg.) of Iron / in the Ferrous state. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Manufacturing Pharmacists SInce 1899 / MONTREAL CANADA". The extension of the lid label on the left side indicates "100 Capsules No. 54 "Frosst" / KEEP DRY, AWAY FROM HEAT". The extension of the lid label on the right side indicates "100 Capsules No. 54 "Frosst" / Blaud and Arsenic, Rx 2". All references to Frosst and Charles E. Frosst & Co. appear in script. "CL" is written in pencil across the top left corner of the lid label. The number "26036" is perforated into the lid label on the right-hand side.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Large white commercial paper label with blue lettering covering entire lid of the box and extending down left and right sides of the lid. Label indicates "100 / Frosst's / BLAUD CAPSULES / No. 54 / Blaud and Arsenic / Rx Rx 2 / * Ferrous carbonate 2 1/4 gr. (0.14G.) / the amount contained in / Blaud's Pill Mass, B.P., 1932 10 gr. (0.65G.) / Arsenic trioxide 1/55 gr. (1.1 mg.) / the amount contained in / Arsenical Solution, B.P., 1914 2 min. (0.12cc.) / *Approximately 1 grain (65 mg.) of Iron / in the Ferrous state. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Manufacturing Pharmacists SInce 1899 / MONTREAL CANADA". The extension of the lid label on the left side indicates "100 Capsules No. 54 "Frosst" / KEEP DRY, AWAY FROM HEAT". The extension of the lid label on the right side indicates "100 Capsules No. 54 "Frosst" / Blaud and Arsenic, Rx 2". All references to Frosst and Charles E. Frosst & Co. appear in script. "CL" is written in pencil across the top left corner of the lid label. The number "26036" is perforated into the lid label on the right-hand side.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
medicinal box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1353.2
- Description
- Empty, silver coloured, square cardboard box with hinged lid. Lid has a paper hinge. Three white commercial paper labels with blue lettering. Large label covering entire lid of the box indicating "100 / FROSST'S / BLAUD CAPSULES / No. 65 / BLAUD TONIC LAXATIVE / Rx Each capsule represents: / *Blaud =10 gr. / Arsenical solution = 2 min. / Ext nux Vomica 1/4 gr. / Phenolphthalein 1/2 gr. / * Approximately 1 grain of Iron / in the Ferrous state. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Manufacturing Pharmacists / MONTREAL, CANADA". The Charles E. Frosst & Co. is in script. A large X has been written in pencil across the lid label. A security label extends from the bottom of the lid label down the front side and one-quarter the way across the bottom of the box. The number "65" is printed on the side and bottom of this label. Another security label extends down the right side of the box and half way across the bottom. Printed on this label is "CAUTION / Keep in a Dry, / Cool place / Soluble Elastic / Capsules will lose / their shape and / melt if exposed to / heat or moisture."
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- There are three white commercial paper labels with blue lettering. Large label covering entire lid of the box indicating "100 / FROSST'S / BLAUD CAPSULES / No. 65 / BLAUD TONIC LAXATIVE / Rx Each capsule represents: / *Blaud =10 gr. / Arsenical solution = 2 min. / Ext nux Vomica 1/4 gr. / Phenolphthalein 1/2 gr. / * Approximately 1 grain of Iron / in the Ferrous state. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Manufacturing Pharmacists / MONTREAL, CANADA". The Charles E. Frosst & Co. is in script. A large X has been written in pencil across the lid label. A security label extends from the bottom of the lid label down the front side and one-quarter the way across the bottom of the box. The number "65" is printed on the side and bottom of this label. Another security label extends down the right side of the box and half way across the bottom. Printed on this label is "CAUTION / Keep in a Dry, / Cool place / Soluble Elastic / Capsules will lose / their shape and / melt if exposed to / heat or moisture."
- Measurements
- 2 cm height x 8.5 cm width
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8926
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1360.1
- Description
- Empty, square amber glass (brown) bottle with cork stopper. Some white powdery residue on the bottom of the bottle. Labeled front and back with commercial paper labels; black lettering on a white background. Front label indicates "100 / COMPRESSED / TABLETS / No. 231 / LITHIATED / ATOPHAN / (Schering's License / Reg. No. 65-15849 / 5 GRS. / Dose: - One to three tablets, \ followed by a copious draught / of water. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Montreal. Can." Charles E. Frosst & Co. is in script. Back label indicates that "After Oct. 1st., 1913, all tablets / containing Atophan will have the ad- / dition of a small quantitiy of cocoa, / which will change their color from / those previously offered."
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Labeled front and back with commercial paper labels; black lettering on a white background. Front label indicates "100 / COMPRESSED / TABLETS / No. 231 / LITHIATED / ATOPHAN / (Schering's License / Reg. No. 65-15849 / 5 GRS. / Dose: - One to three tablets, \ followed by a copious draught / of water. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Montreal. Can." Charles E. Frosst & Co. is in script. Back label indicates that "After Oct. 1st., 1913, all tablets / containing Atophan will have the ad- / dition of a small quantitiy of cocoa, / which will change their color from / those previously offered."
- Measurements
- 10.5 cm height x 3.25 cm width x 3.25 cm depth
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
Images
medicinal tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8930
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1364.1
- Description
- Empty rectangular metal tin with hinged lid. Paper label on top and bottom. Tin made in U.S.A. Contents probably made in Montreal or Winnipeg.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label marked "CATHARTIC PILLS" Content and product info. included. White text in blue design or blue text on white background. Green design covers label. Small portrait illustration present in centre of label.
- Label on bottom of box reads "RAWLEIGH CATHARTIC PILLS" followed by product info. Black text on yellow label.
- Measurements
- 1 cm height x 6 cm width x 6.5 cm length
- Country Made
- Canada
medicinal box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact8970
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1406.1
- Description
- Medicinal box "Mothersill's SEASICK Remedy". Rectangular,very light yellow/green cardboard box with off white commercial paper label on front of box. Label has green text and company logo in red and green. Box is empty. Back of box has off white commercial label with green text. Box has a lift off lid.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Off white commercial paper label on front of box reads "75 cents / [company logo] / Mothersill's / SEASICK / Remedy" (Directions for use on label in fine print) "MOTHERSILL REMEDY CO., Limited / LONDON, 92 FLEET ST., E.C.4. NEW YORK, PARIS, MONTREAL / MADE IN CANADA" Back of box has off white commercial label with fine print in green text that describes directions for use and the guarantee.
- Measurements
- 1.8 cm height x 3.2 cm width x 5.5 cm length.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16459
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV982.13.167
- Description
- "Elixir No. 55 Saw Palmetto". Square amber glass bottle with cork stopper, one-eighth full of liquid. Blue and white commercial paper label indicating "ELIXIR / No. 55 / SAW PALMETTO / Corn Silk and Sandal / Each fluid ounce contains: / Saw Palmetto, 120 grs. / Corn Silk, 120 grs. / Sandal Wood, 30 grs. / Especially useful in the / treatment of weaknesses . and inflammation of the / bladder, urethra, etc. / DOSE / One to two teaspoonfuls before or / after meals. / MANUFACTURED BY / FRANK W. HORNER LIMITED / MONTREAL
- Object History
- This item originates from the McDowell Pharmacy in North Vancouver.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Blue and white commercial paper label indicating "ELIXIR / No. 55 / SAW PALMETTO / Corn Silk and Sandal / Each fluid ounce contains: / Saw Palmetto, 120 grs. / Corn Silk, 120 grs. / Sandal Wood, 30 grs. / Especially useful in the / treatment of weaknesses . and inflammation of the / bladder, urethra, etc. / DOSE / One to two teaspoonfuls before or / after meals. / MANUFACTURED BY / FRANK W. HORNER LIMITED / MONTREAL
- Measurements
- 19 cm height x 6.5 cm wide x 6.5 cm depth
- Maker
- Frank W. Horner Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
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tobacco tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact22226
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.109.2
- Description
- Can, metal, hinged lid, flat; red and beige textured design all over; on front, hand holds gold leaves, diagonal black band with white "Picobac" "The pick of Tobacco", black "VERY MILD", circle with "10c"; on back is black "Picobac" "THE PICK OF TOBACCO", gold-bordered beige shield shape with black "A TOBACCO OF SUPERLATIVE...MILD" "FOR PIPE AND CIGARETTE" "MANUFACTURED BY IMPERIAL TOBACCO CO. OF CANADA, LTD. MONTREAL GRANBY"; remains of customs seals each side, "1/13" "CANCEL HERE" "1-23-D...AFB" "1457126"
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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
medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact22774
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.148.35
- Description
- Clear glass rectangular bottle with black metal screw cap. Brown residue inside. Label on front in English and back French.
- Object History
- This item originates from the National Drug Company.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "GREY'S / SYRUP / OF / RED SPRUCE GUM / NO. 4115 / PROPRIETARY OR PATENT / MEDICINE ACT / THIS SYRUP is prepar- / ed from the Spruce Gum / which is a most valuable / Gum for medicinal pur- / poses, to which is added / other ingredients, forming a valuable remedy for / Coughs, Asthma, Bron- / chitis, Hoarseness and all / other affections. " Dose informtion below. "Shake well before using" Makers name on bottom. Lable is white with black letters.
- Measurements
- 18 cm height x 2 1/2 cm width x 5 1/2 length
- Maker
- D. Watson & Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
- Names
- National Drug Company
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cigar box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact25557
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.191
- Description
- Box, for cigars, wooden, attached lid; top is plain wood, black stamped de- sign of cigar "PEG TOP" in rectangle, white paper border, stickers "PEG TOP MANUFACTURED BY L.O.GROTHE MONTREAL", "CANADA FIFTY CIGARS 50"; front has rest of "50" sticker, label with two cherubs holding leaves, "L.O. Grothe"; left side "COLORADO CLARO"; right side cigar "PEG TOP" "MANUFACTURED ONLY BY L.O. GROTHE MONTREAL"; back "Conchas de la Regalia", part of "50" sticker, "CANCEL HERE BY STAMP OR STENCIL"; inside lid, cigar, "PEG TOP" in oval, "MANUFACTURED...REGISTERED", paper continues into box "GOOD AS EVER"; black stamp on bottom "50 CIGARS FACTORY NO.2...17 NOTICE", rest of "50" sticker
- Measurements
- 217mm X 129mm X 60mm
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