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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.654
- Description
- Cardboard box, red and beige in geometric pattern; partially filled with 23 small paper-wrapped packages; label is black with red Chinese characters and a star design; plus one empty wrapper.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "send out/emit", "cold", "pill", and "made by Hengan alternative shop". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is a pill that is mix of Western medicine (quinine sulfate), Chinese herbs, and licorice powder. It is used to treat malaria. The product is made by "Liang Pei Ji", who graduated from "Guangzhou Boji medical school in China".
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 29 cm width x 1 cm depth
- Country Made
- China
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