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Attention to the Necessity for Regulating the Sale of Certain Patent Medicines
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71160
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735669
- Meeting Date
- 14-Jun-1920
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735669
- Meeting Date
- 14-Jun-1920
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Dr. Miles weather almanac and hand book of valuable information
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5573
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dr. Miles Medical Co.
- Publication Date
- 1915
- Call Number
- 310 DRM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.17.13
- Call Number
- 310 DRM
- Author
- Dr. Miles Medical Co.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Dr. Miles Medical Co.
- Publication Date
- 1915
- Physical Description
- 33 p. : ill. : 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Patent medicines
- Weather forecasting
- Medicine, Popular
- Periodicals
Guide de sante et almanach
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2827
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- W.T. Rawleigh Company
- Publication Date
- 1924
- Call Number
- 613 RAW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.76.3
- Call Number
- 613 RAW
- Author
- W.T. Rawleigh Company
- Place of Publication
- London, On.
- Publisher
- Hayden Press
- Publication Date
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 32 p. ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Health
- Cooking
- Nutrition--Popular works
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
- French language
- Home economics
- Patent medicines
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Written in French.
How to do pickling : a book of tested recipes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3872
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- D. Jayne and Son
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Call Number
- 641.42 JAY
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV005.11.2
- Call Number
- 641.42 JAY
- Author
- D. Jayne and Son
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Publisher
- Dr. D. Jayne & Son
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Physical Description
- 16] leaves ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- A Handbook / How to do Pickling / Compiled by / Dr. D. Jayne & Son / Phila. / Copyright, 1917 by..
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canning and preserving
- Patent medicines
- Cookbooks--1910-1919
- Cooking
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Original cooking recipes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3780
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.58.105
- Call Number
- 641.59 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- Carnol Limited
- Publication Date
- 1924
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Patent medicines
- Baking
- Cooking, Canadian
- Nutrition--Popular works
- Health--Popular works
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
Rawleigh's good health guide and cookbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2828
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.76.7
- Call Number
- 613 RAW
- Place of Publication
- Montreal ; Winnipeg
- Publisher
- The W.T. Rawleigh Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Printer
- The W.T. Rawleigh Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 32 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Geo. Bell" "The Rawleigh Retailer" "3520 Elsom Ave." "McKay" "New Westminster, B.C."
- [Purple stamp on on the title page and on the back cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking, American
- Health--Popular works
- Home economics
- Nutrition--Popular works
- Patent medicines
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
Rawleigh's good health guide and cookbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7578
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.5976.1
- Call Number
- 613 RAW
- Place of Publication
- Montreal ; Winnipeg
- Publisher
- The W.T. Rawleigh Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1929
- Printer
- The W.T. Rawleigh Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 32 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "Geo. Bell" "The Rawleigh Retailer" "3520 Elsom Ave." "McKay" "New Westminster, B.C."
- [Purple stamp on on the title page and on the back cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking, American
- Health--Popular works
- Home economics
- Nutrition--Popular works
- Patent medicines
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
Rawleigh's good health guide cook book almanac, 1889-1925
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7203
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- W.T. Rawleigh Company
- Publication Date
- 1925
- Call Number
- 613 RAW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- BV018.11.28
- Call Number
- 613 RAW
- Author
- W.T. Rawleigh Company
- Place of Publication
- London, Ont.
- Winnipeg
- Montreal
- Publisher
- The W.T. Rawleigh Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking, American
- Health--Popular works
- Home economics
- Nutrition--Popular works
- Patent medicines
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
- Almanacs
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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Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
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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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Trades license for Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Trades License from the Corporation of the City of Victoria issued to "Lim Yow, / Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. / 1620 Government St., / Victoria, B.C." for "Patent Medicines".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Trades License from the Corporation of the City of Victoria issued to "Lim Yow, / Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. / 1620 Government St., / Victoria, B.C." for "Patent Medicines".
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.10ac
- Date
- 1970
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Store front.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9381
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C. There is a red entrance door with two display windows on either side. The left window is smaller than the right side. There are materia medica and patent medicines in the window displays.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C. There is a red entrance door with two display windows on either side. The left window is smaller than the right side. There are materia medica and patent medicines in the window displays.
- Geographic Access
- Victoria
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.191
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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