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medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16762
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.54
- Description
- 2 fluid ounce clear glass rectangular bottle with metal screw cap containing a small amount of amber liquid. Raised glass lettering on all four sides, running top to bottom. Front of bottle indicates "DR. S.N. THOMAS' /NO 5520 THE PROPRIETARY / OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT / ECLECTRIC OIL". Back of bottle indicates "NORTHORP & / LYMAN CO.LIMITED / TORONTO,CANADA" with "2 FL.OZS." embossed along the bottom of the back. Left side of the bottle indicates "EXTERNAL". Right side of bottle indicates "INTERNAL".
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Raised glass lettering on all four sides, running top to bottom. Front of bottle indicates "DR. S.N. THOMAS' /NO 5520 THE PROPRIETARY / OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT / ECLECTRIC OIL". Back of bottle indicates "NORTHORP & / LYMAN CO.LIMITED / TORONTO,CANADA" with "2 FL.OZS." embossed along the bottom of the back. Left side of the bottle indicates "EXTERNAL". Right side of bottle indicates "INTERNAL".
- Measurements
- 13 cm x height x 4.75 cm width x 2.25 cm depth
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
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medicinal bottle with box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact30182
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.101.1
- Description
- Small clear tear-drop shaped glass bottle with silver screw-top metal cap filled with what appear to be pink sugar-coated tablets. Label indicates "CHAMBERLAIN'S / TABLETS / ONE FOR A LAXATIVE / TWO FOR A MILD PHYSIC / THREE FOR AN ACTIVE CATHARTIC" which is repeated in French, followed by "No. 12699 PROPRIETARY OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT / PREPARED ONLY BY / CHAMBERLAIN MEDICINE CO,, / LIMITED / MANUFACTURING PHARMACISTS / TORONTO, ONT., CANADA". Black lettering on a white paper comercial label. Thin cardboard box. Original colour was orange, but has faded to yellow.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label indicates "CHAMBERLAIN'S / TABLETS / ONE FOR A LAXATIVE / TWO FOR A MILD PHYSIC / THREE FOR AN ACTIVE CATHARTIC" which is repeated in French, followed by "No. 12699 PROPRIETARY OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT / PREPARED ONLY BY / CHAMBERLAIN MEDICINE CO,, / LIMITED / MANUFACTURING PHARMACISTS / TORONTO, ONT., CANADA". Black lettering on a white paper comercial label. Thin cardboard box. Original colour was orange, but has faded to yellow. Black text, red star design. Text in English and French.
- Measurements
- Bottle: 6 cm height x 4 cm width x 1.5 cm depth
- Box: 6.5 cm height x 4.0 cm width x 2.1 cm depth
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
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Pill box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90317
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.11.1
- Description
- A cardboard box of "Dr. William's Pink Pills", with pills still inside. One side of the package is in English and the other in French. The top and bottom of the box are pink, and folded with flaps. The top reads 'Wartime package adopted Jan 1943" and "GT Fulford Limited Brockville Ont. Direction Booklet Inside This End." The fronts and sides of of the rectangular package is black with black and pink text in a white oval shape. The text reads "No. 19327 Proprietary of Patent Medicine Act / Dr. William's Pink Pills / A Tonic for the Blood and Nerves / with Iron and Vitamin B1 / Contents 50 pills." The side oval has text that reads: "Directions: 2 pills 3 times a day after of with meals. See booklet inside for complete directions. Each pill contains 1/200 grain Strychnine, 35 International Units Vitamin B1, 15 milligrams assimilable iron.
- Object History
- This item likely originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E - - Medical Accessories
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Pink
- Measurements
- 4 cm l x 6 cm h x 1.75 cm d
- Maker
- Dr. Williams
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Brockville
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plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24506
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1002
- Description
- Oval plaque with black background; hand with "thumb up" in blue circle in middle surrounded by red line and semicircular red banner; white rectangle at bottom. Gold-coloured Chinese characters are on black background, blue central circle, red semicircular banner, and bottom white rectangle. Back side has crumbled labels including orange rectangular label containing black Chinese characters.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C. Based on preliminary research, the speculation is that the sign shows that WSYWK sold patent medicines from this company. The Chinese characters seem to be suggest that "this shop sells" and "the medicine is of excellent quality" as well as the company's name.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters show company called Chan Quan Ge, which is located on Zhong Xing Jie of Gong Yi Bu.
- Measurements
- 30 cm height x 45 cm width
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