medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact13195
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4569.1
- Description
- Long, rectangular, cardboard box, pink in colour. The box contains instructions and a clear glass bottle with a screw cap. The box is labelled on five sides, commerically printed, with black text. Clear glass bottle, with oval base and light pink metal screw cap. The bottle is almost full of dark brown liquid. Rectangular, pink, paper label is attached to the front, commercially printed, with black text. The back features embossed text.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "Lydia E. Pinkham" printed in black script under image of portrait of woman and floral design. "LYDIA E. / PINKHAM'S / VEGETABLE / COMPOUND / WITH VITAMIN B1 / (THIAMIN)" printed in black at centre of label. Followed by the patent number and a description of its uses, directions for use, and distribution information. Label is enclosed by rectangular, floral design. Back features the same above label text, in French. Left and right side labels describe uses of compound, description of uses of Vitamin B1, and directions for use. One side in French and the other in English. Bottle features commercially printed, pink paper label with black text with the same information as the front of the box, in French and English. Text is enclosed by rectangular, floral design. "LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S / MEDICINE" embossed vertically on the back of the bottle.
- Measurements
- Box: 7 cm height x 10.3 cm width x 22.7 cm length Bottle: 6 cm height x 8.5 cm width x 21.2 cm length
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Cobourg