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box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23876
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.230
- Description
- Rectangular tin box with lid. No label is attached. Some discoloration or tarnish on the tin box and lid is visible. Box is second from left in photo.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 20cm height x 10 cm width x 10 cm depth
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23877
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.231
- Description
- Rectangular tin box with damaged hand-written paper label and metal lid.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 18 cm height x 8 cm width x 8 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23879
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.233
- Description
- Upright rectangular tin metal box with oblong beige label with 3 vertical characters on it; approximately 3-cm-deep lid. Two characters placed vertically on side of box (no label). Lid is slightly bent outward (damaged) on front right short side (facing front/label on box). Side of box appears scuffed.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & C.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label literally translate to "black", "continent", "bamboo" and "bee". When adjusted for English comprehension, label is for Xylocopa dissimilis (L.); Oriental Carpenter Bee, bamboo bee. In traditional Chinese medicine, this is used to clear heat and reduce phlegm; Pediatric treatment of wind, aphtha , sore throat . Often prescribed for patients to help with reducing heat, purging fire, expelling wind; for tooth worm, sore throat, pediatric shock.
- Measurements
- 20 cm height x 10 cm width x 5 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23880
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.234
- Description
- Upright, rectangular metal box with lid; orange label has 3 Chinese characters, with lid. Artifact is third from left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label, which literally translates to "urgent", "temper", "person who is very impatient". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is Impatients balsamica, semen-Balsam seed, which is used for liver and lung mainly to promote blood circulation.
- Measurements
- 20cm height x 11cm width; unable to determine depth.
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23883
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.237
- Description
- Rectangular tin box with damaged hand-written paper label and metal lid. Artifact is first on the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to : " go" and "car" and "son/child".
- Measurements
- 18 cm height x 8 cm width x 8 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23884
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.238
- Description
- Brown rectangular metal box with lid. Black Chinese characters written down the middle. Some damage on the bottom, front and top near the lid. The top of the lid has some damage. Artifact is far left in photograph
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Five black Chinese characters down the middle of the box. Literal translation: "ridge" and "cultivate" and "base" and "cough" and "pill" . English adjustment: "Cough pill". This cough pill contains lilium lancifolium thunb (tiger lily), glycyrrhiza glabra linn (liquorice), phyllanthus emblica L, and others. It is used to treat cough.
- Measurements
- 19 cm height x 9 cm width x 5 cm length
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23885
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.239
- Description
- Rectangular tin box with lid. A partially torn off label, in yellow colored paper, is on one side with faded Chinese characters. Some discoloration or tarnish on the tin box and lid is visible. Box is first from left in photo.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- The label is in a yellow colored paper and is partially torn off. Some Chinese characters are written on it, placed lengthwise on tin box.
- Measurements
- 20cm height x 10 cm width x 10 cm depth
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23888
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.242
- Description
- Upright rectangular metal tin box and lid with 3 vertical characters on oblong brown label on front of box. Dark grey lid is approximately 3 cm deep.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label literally translate to "gold"; "drawing or painting"; "yellow".
- Measurements
- 20 cm height x 5 cm wide; depth not shown
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23894
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.248
- Description
- Box, tin, McCormick's Old English Toffee; with attached lid. Label with 3 Chinese characters glued to side of tin. Artifact is first from the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label, which literally translate to "surplus", "good", "rock".
- Measurements
- 12cm height x 12cm width x 7cm depth
Images
box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23895
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.249
- Description
- Box, tin, rectangular; with lid. Object is second from the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23896
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.250
- Description
- Tin can, cylindrical, with pop off lid. Brown paper label featuring hand painted Chinese characters is torn on left hand corner. Artifact is second from right in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Word for word translation of Chinese characters is as follows: dollar/basic, prosperous, powder
- Measurements
- 15.5 cm height x 9 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.251
- Description
- Round brown metal can with lid. Rectangular beige label with black Chinese characters. Slight damage on bottom of can and top of the lid. First from the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Beige rectangular label with black Chinese characters. Some Chinese characters written on tin in black on the side of the label. Chinese characters literally translate to: "lotus root" and "powder". Lotus Root powder cab be use for cooking or medication. Lotus astringent non-toxic, can stop hematemesis, nose and throat bleeding, blood stasis, antipyretic toxicity, postpartum blood boring, etc. It has anti-inflammatory hemostatic effect.
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 14 cm width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23899
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.253
- Description
- Round based tin can with metal lid and black painted on text label. Can has rusted. Object is fourth from the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "powder" and "rock". Third character could not be read.
- Measurements
- 11 cm height x 5 cm length x 5 cm width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23900
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.254
- Description
- Cylindrical, metal, tin can with push down lid. Some scratches and appear on one side to indicate a paper label attached to it before. Marks of the the label look to faint and faded on the can. Item is fourth from left in photo.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 17 cm H x 7 cm W
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23902
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.256
- Description
- Round based metal canister with lid and hand-written paper label. Artifact is second on left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to : "camphot/cinnamonum camphyara" and "wood" and "son/child". When adjusted for English comprehension, the product is Zhangmuzi. Zhangmuzi is a mature fruit of Cinnamomum Cinnamomum camphora. Plant camphor, located in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Taiwan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and other places, especially Taiwan has the most. Taste spicy, warm. Purpose is to expel wind and cold, warm stomach and, regulate qi and stop pain to cure abdomen cold pain, cold wet vomit, Qi stagnation, beriberi.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 9 cm width x 9 cm length
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23904
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.258
- Description
- Round tin can with lid. Three Chinese characters written directly on the can. Artifact is second from the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label, which literally translate to "three", "immortal" "pill". When adjusted for English translation, it means "Three Immortal Pills". Product used to treat infants for symptoms of depressed temper, fever, inability to open eyes, dizziness, and lack of energy in limbs that can occur when food fills/blocks stomach and intestines. It is also prescribed for the stagnation of Qi.
- Measurements
- 7cm height x 6cm width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23905
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.259
- Description
- Metal tin canister with lid that fits inside; rusted; lighter grey where vertical label was. Artifact is first on left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 15.5 cm x 7 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23907
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.261
- Description
- Tin can, cylindrical, with pop off lid. Brown paper label featuring hand painted Cinese characters. Artifact is second from right in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Word for word translation is as follows: dollar/basic, bright/clear, powder. This has been adjusted for English comprehension to "Weathered Sodium Sulfate, thenardite". Weathered Sodium Sulfate, thenardite is made from anhydrous sodium sulfate is an inorganic compound with formula Na2SO4. It is a white solid soluble in water. It is used to treat constipation, dry stool, accumulated stagnation induced abdominal pain, sore and swollen throat, sores of the mouth and tongue, swollen gums, red eyes, carbuncles, and erysipelas.
- Measurements
- 15.5 cm height x 9 cm diameter
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.262
- Description
- Round metal canister with push-pull lid. Small dent top right. Faint black Chinese characters in black in the middle. Canister is third from the left in the photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Three faint black Chinese characters that literally translate to "slippery" and "rock". When adjusted for English comprehension the product is "talcum". It is usde to induce diuresis to treat stranguria, clears summer-heat and summer-dampness, and treats diarrhea and eczema caused by heat and dampness. It also dispels dampness to promote wound healing when applied externally.
- Measurements
- 15 cn height x 10 width
Images
canister
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23911
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.265
- Description
- Can, tin, round; bottom has green paint on it; with lid.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sand Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label, which literally translate to "flower", "stamens"; "rock". When adjusted for comprehension, product is ophicalcite; Pharmaceutical name: Ophicalcitum / Dolomite. This stone is also known as dolomite or ophicalcitum and uses the chemical formula: CaMg(CO3)2. This stone is angular, sparkly under the sun, and has a white/pale gray color. In Chinese medicine, it is used to stop bleeding, invigorate the blood, and resolve blood stasis.
- Measurements
- 15 cm x 6 cm diameter
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