jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact9389
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1796.1
- Description
- Ginger pot with green glaze all around except for around opening and along the bottom. Embossed chinese characters on jar. Woven bamboo rope knotted and tied as a carrying case. Opening on top.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 13cm height x 14cm width
Images
Chinese hammer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23690
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.30
- Description
- Metal hammer with wooden handle.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C. This item is used for crushing hard materia medica such as the Carapace/Plastron of turtle. It is used for loosening the dense materia medica such as roots or to crush a large amount of materia medica.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 5 cm height x 17 cm long
Images
letter rack
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23692
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.32
- Description
- Letter rack
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E
Images
spittoon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23694
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.34
- Description
- Spittoon or cuspidor. Blue enamel with white interior. Enamel is worn around the top opening.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C. which is now housed at Burnaby Village Museum. After China became a Communist state in 1949, the spittoon became much more prevalent: spittoons were placed at every conceivable public place, and were commonplace in homes as well. The mass introduction of spittoons was no doubt a public hygiene initiative, motivated by a desire to curtail the once common Chinese practice of spitting onto the floor. The spittoons used in China were typically made of white porcelain, sometimes with traditional Chinese art painted onto the exterior. The fact that there was a spittoon as part of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Herbalist shop when they closed in the 1970s, may reflect that the practice of the people in 1970s Victoria was similar to those in China.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 15 cm height x 18 cm width x 18 cm length
Images
scale
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23699
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.41
- Description
- Black, metal scale with a number of parts including; base, cradle, dish, weights, hanger, support bar, calibrator. Gold font along base reads "Champion". The iron plate of the scale is 24 cm by 38 cm. From the base ofthe scale to the top of the weighing pan is 40 cm high. The graduated bar is 32 cm long and will weigh up to 48 pounds. The body of the sale is made of heavy metal, but the pan support is made of a lighter type. THe post for the weighing pan has four small arms extending up from it which hold in a pivot fashion, the four pins of the end of the weighing arm. They project from the circular base of the arm which also has on it a hook that is depressed when weights are placed on it. At the time of accession, the scale had three different weights two 1.5 lb weights and a 1/2 pound weight.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E - - Labware
- Measurements
- 35 cm height x 50 cm width
Images
pill maker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23700
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.42
- Description
- Rectangular wood and brass pill roller with top sliding piece.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 8 cm height
Images
stool
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23705
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.47
- Description
- stool; wood; dark brown stain
- Object History
- Contents of Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Household Accessories - - Decorative Furnishings
- Object Term
- Stool
- Measurements
- H: 58.5 cm
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
Images
bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23723
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.65
- Description
- Brown glass bottle with narrow neck; cork lid; orange paper label with 3 chinese characters. Artifact is fifth from 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
- Chinese characters on label, which literally translate to "medicine".
- Measurements
- 11cm height x 5cm width
Images
bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23725
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.67
- Description
- Bottle, clear, with bubble-like pattern on upper and lower edges; brick-colored residue stuck to the inside; metal colored screw-cap lid; yellow paper label with red border and label 3 Chinese characters. Article is third (middle) 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
- Yellow paper label with red border and label 3 Chinese characters which literally translate to "however/correct," "same/similar" and "powder". English translation adjusted to Pyritum. Pyritum or iron pyrite is an iron sulfide mainly containing FeS2. It is used to treat traumatic injuries, broken tendons and bone fracture, soft tissue injuries, swelling, blood stasis, pain, carbuncles, sores, and burns. It alleviates pain and dissolves stasis.
- Measurements
- 11 cm in height x 4.5 cm in width (diameter)
Images
bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23726
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.68
- Description
- Glass bottle with metal twist-on lid. Top 1/4 straight then a lip with circles around bottle. Straight down with vertical grooves to the bottom lip with circles. Some white unknown contents inside. Brown with orange trim label wih Chinese characters. 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
- Brown octagonal label with orange trim. Chinese characters on label that literally translate to: [indistinguishable] and "pellet" and [indistinguishable].
- Measurements
- 14 cm height x 5 cm width
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23727
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.69
- Description
- Clear glass round-based fluted jar with metal screw-on lid and hand-written paper label. Artifact is fifth 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
- White label with black text. Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to : "positive and upright" and "tiger" and "amber". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "amber". Amber is fossilized tree resin from ancient plants such as pine and maple. It is used by pounding into a fine powder. It is used to treat epilepsy, palpitation, insomnia, inability to urinate, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, ulcer, sores, bruise and cuts.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 3 cm width x 3 cm length
Images
bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23728
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.70
- Description
- Clear glass bottle with oval base, narrow neck and cork. Bottle has hand-written yellow label. Bottle is two-thirds full of a pale pink powder. Object 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 :"lid" and "dollar/yuan" and "scatter".
- Measurements
- 20 cm height x 5 cm width x 2 cm length
Images
Jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23732
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.74
- Description
- glass jar with metal screw-top lid; orange oblong label with Chinese characters on it; jar is approximately half full of pale yellow powder. Artifact is third from 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
- Chinese characters on label literally translate to: "milk," "fragrant or scented," "powder." When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Frankincense." In traditional Chinese medicine, Frankincense is used to increase blood circulation and cures qi and blood stagnation. Its main uses include treatment of heart pain, abdominal pain, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and appendicitis. It reduces swelling and is myogenic. It enhances healing of skin lesions, including sores, carbuncles, boils, and traumatic injuries.
- Measurements
- 11 cm height x 4 cm diameter
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23735
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.77
- Description
- Clear glass round-based jar with metal-screw-on lid and hand-written paper label. Jar contains brown powder. Artifact is fourth 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
- Orange label with black text Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "cow/bull" and "silver" and "powder". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Nux Vomica, Strychnine tree seed powder". This medicine is made from the ripe seeds of nux vomica by removing the flesh of the fruit and drying the seeds. It is used to treat throat/pharyngeal pain, swollen ulcers, arthralgia due to wind, bone fractures, paralysis of facial nerves, and myasthenia gravis (weakness of skeletal muscles).
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 3cm width x 3 cm length
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23736
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.78
- Description
- Clear glass jar with brown twist metal lid. Orange paper label with indentations at top and bottom with black Chinese characters. Jar is fifth 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
- Characters literally translate to: "silver/money" and "flower" and "powder". When adjusted for English comprehension product is "Honeysuckle Flower powder, Japanese Honeysuckle powder". Honeysuckle Flower powder or Japanese Honeysuckle powder is a type of flower that is dried and made into powder. It is found all over in China, mainly in Henan and Shandong provinces, etc. Generally combined with other ingredients for treatment. Excels in clearing heat and relieving epidemic toxicity, good for treatment of bloody dysentery, swollen poison, posis, carbuncle sore, scrofula and heat toxin.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 6 cm width
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23737
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.79
- Description
- Clear round glass jar with metal screw cap lid. Octagonal orange-bordered white label with Chinese characters in black ink. Jar appears to be cotton, which does not match the translated label.
- 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: "three"; "snake"; "ginger". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "three snake". Possible translation may be for a wine made of three types of snakes, sugar, and white wine. It treats rheumatism, associated bone and tendon pain, numbness, inflexibilitiy, hemiplegia, and bruises. It can expel wind, activate blood, improve circulation, reduce cold-dampness.
- Measurements
- 11 cm height x 7 cm width
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23738
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.80
- Description
- Clear glass jar with metal screw lid; orange paper label with 3 chinese characters. Whitish colored powder inside. Artifact is fifth item 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 translate to "sulphur / sulfur" "end or powder". When adjusted for English translation, product is "Sulfer/sulfer powder". Sulphur / Sulfur powder is used to kill parasites and relieve itching and counteract toxic pathogen for external application, tonify kidney fire and strengthen yang for internal application. Indications: A. Scabies, tinea, eczema, deep rooted carbuncle of yin type, sores and ulcers; B. Impotence, cold wheezing, constipation due to deficiency cold.
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23739
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.81
- Description
- Clear glass round-based jar with metal screw-on lid and hand-written paper label. Jar contains residue. Artifact is third from 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
- Orange label with black text. Label contains 3 Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "white" and "plant root" and "powder". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Angelica dahurica". Angelica is is a perennial herb. Its roots are used as medicine. It is used to dispel coldness, stop pain, clear the nasal passage, reduce swelling and pus, and reduce itchiness. It is myogenic and promotes blood circulation. It is used to treat colds, headaches, rhinitis, toothache, and painful boils. It can also be used as a spice.
- Measurements
- 11 cm height x 3 cm width x 3 cm length
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23740
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.82
- Description
- Clear jar with metal screw on lid. Orange rounded rectangular label wih black Chinese characters. Light brown powdery contents bottom 1/4. Jar 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
- Orange rounded corners rectangular label with black Chinese characters which literally translate to: "yellow", "scutellariae" and "powder". When adjusted fro English comprehension, product is Scutellaria baicalensis. It is made of the dried roots of Scutellaria. It is used to clear heat and dampness from the body, clear internal fire, detoxify, reduce bleeding, and prevent miscarriage. It is used to treat summer heat/dampness, tightness of the chest, nausea/vomitting, diarrhea, jaundice, cough and lung heat, fever, sores and carbuncles, and fetal irritablity.
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 5 cm width
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23741
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.83
- Description
- Jar, clear, with twist off metal lid; orange label irregularly shaped featuring Chinese characters. Artifact is third from left in the photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Word for word translation is as follows; snake; bed; child or son. When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Fructus Cnidii". Fructus Cnidii is the mature fruit of annual herb Cnidium monnieri, and is found mainly in Hebei, Shandong and Zhejiang provinces of China. Actions: Dry dampness, kill parasites and relieve itching for external application, warm kidney and strengthen yang, dispel cold and dry dampness for internal application. Indications: A. Eczema, scabies, tinea and itching of skin; B. Syndrome of kidney yang deficiency; C. Leukorrhagia and arthralgia due to cold-damp
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 6.5 cm width
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.113
- Description
- Clear jar with screw top lid. Chinese characters written vertically on orange coloured label with border. Jar does not have any contents. Jar 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
- Marks/Labels
- The label contains three Chinese characters written vertically on an orange coloured paper with a darker, orange coloured border. Characters are literally translated to: "capital/Beijing", "plum", "piece or slice". When adjusted for English comprehension, label is for Borneol. Borneol is a natural crystalline compound in the resin of Dipterocarp. From the cracks on the bark, the dry resin is removed and heated by steam which produces crystals after coling. It is used to treat apoplexy, epilepsy, deafness, throat paralysis, mouth ulcers, otitis media, carbuncles swelling, hemorrhoids, and enterobiasis.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 6 cm width
Images
Bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23783
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.125
- Description
- Clear glass round-based bottle with cork and printed paper label. Artifact is fifth 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
- Yellow label with black text. Label contains Chinese characters that are literally translated to: "Watson's" and "home" and "made" and "top" and "up" and "Quinine" and "powder". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is " Watson's Quinine powder". Quinine is a treatment for malaria. It is also used to treat lupus and arthritis. Quinine was also frequently prescribed as an off-label treatment for leg cramps at night, but this has become less common due to a Food and Drug Administration warning that this practice is associated with life-threatening side effects. Brand name "Watsons" is for A.S. Watson Group, which started as the Canton Dispensary and Soda Water Establishment in 1828 as a small dispensary, with the mission to provide free medical services to the poor people of the Southern Chinese province of Guangdong (also known as Canton). It moved to Hong Kong and re-emerged as the Hong Kong Dispensary in 1843. The company began trading under the name A.S. Watson & Company in 1871. Now, the A.S. Watson Group (or A.S. Watson or ASW) with headquarters located in Hong Kong, is the world's largest health and beauty retail group, with over 13,900 stores in 24 markets worldwide serving over 28 million customers per week, and over 3 billion customers and members throughout.
- Measurements
- 10 cm height x 2 cm legth x 2 cm width
Images
bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23790
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.132
- Description
- Amber or brown glass, rectangular with short neck and black plastic screw-cap. Rectangular paper label with handwritten text in black ink and red border. 1/4 filled with light-coloured powder. Object is first on left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Marks/Labels
- The label contains Chinese characters that are literally translated to [indistinguishable], means "autumn," means "stone," [indistinguishable].
- Measurements
- 14 cm height x 5 cm width x 5 cm depth
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23792
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.134
- Description
- Clear, glass, cylindrical, jar with slightly, rusty, metal, screw top cover. Label in yellow, rectangular paper with red border containing black Chinese characters written vertically. Item is fourth from left in photo.
- Object History
- This item originates fromt he Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label are literally translated to: west; red; flower. When adjusted for English comprehension, label is for stigma croci or saffron. Stigma croci/saffron is normally planted in Beijing, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan. It harvests in Autumn when the flower blooms. It helps with blood circulation, cooling blood detoxification, relieving depression, and soothing the nerves.
- Measurements
- 13 cm H x 5 cm W
Images
Jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23793
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.135
- Description
- Jar, clear, with sealing ring and cap lid; irregularly shaped orange label featuring Chinese characters. Furthest to right in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label have been literally translated to; white; plant root used for medicine. Label has been adjusted for English Comprehension to "Radix Angelicae Dahuricae" or "Dahurian Angelica Root". Radix Angelicae Dahuricae / Dahurian Angelica Root is used to expel wind and release exterior, alleviate pain, relieve stuffy nose, dry dampness and stop leucorrhea. Indications: A. Wind-cold external syndrome; B. Pain syndromes such as headache, toothache, arthralgia and so on; C. Stuffy and running nose; D. Morbid leucorrhea
- Measurements
- 17 cm height x 7.5 cm width
- Maker
- Mason