medicinal bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.1360.1
- Description
- Empty, square amber glass (brown) bottle with cork stopper. Some white powdery residue on the bottom of the bottle. Labeled front and back with commercial paper labels; black lettering on a white background. Front label indicates "100 / COMPRESSED / TABLETS / No. 231 / LITHIATED / ATOPHAN / (Schering's License / Reg. No. 65-15849 / 5 GRS. / Dose: - One to three tablets, \ followed by a copious draught / of water. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Montreal. Can." Charles E. Frosst & Co. is in script. Back label indicates that "After Oct. 1st., 1913, all tablets / containing Atophan will have the ad- / dition of a small quantitiy of cocoa, / which will change their color from / those previously offered."
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Labeled front and back with commercial paper labels; black lettering on a white background. Front label indicates "100 / COMPRESSED / TABLETS / No. 231 / LITHIATED / ATOPHAN / (Schering's License / Reg. No. 65-15849 / 5 GRS. / Dose: - One to three tablets, \ followed by a copious draught / of water. / Charles E. Frosst & Co. / Montreal. Can." Charles E. Frosst & Co. is in script. Back label indicates that "After Oct. 1st., 1913, all tablets / containing Atophan will have the ad- / dition of a small quantitiy of cocoa, / which will change their color from / those previously offered."
- Measurements
- 10.5 cm height x 3.25 cm width x 3.25 cm depth
- Maker
- Charles E. Frosst & Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
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medicinal bottle
- 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.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- 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
- Maker
- Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Cobourg
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
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medicinal bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV982.13.80
- Description
- Small, amber glass stopper bottle, with a circular base and a cork stopper sealed with red covering. The bottle is 3/4 full of liquid. Rectangular, discoloured paper label is attached to the front of the bottle, commerically printed, with black and red text. A smaller, rectangular paper label with a circular, red seal at the top is attached to the back of the bottle.
- Object History
- This item originates from the McDowell Pharmacy in North Vancouver.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "FRITZSCHE BROTHERS of Canada LTD. / TORONTO CANADA" printed in black at the top of the label. "ESSENTIAL OILS / AND / AROMATIC CHEMICALS" printed in black at left side of label. "BASIC PERFUME / AND / FLAVOR RAW MATERIALS" printed in black at right side of label.
"OIL LAVENDER, U.S.P. XIII / 30/32% ESTER / 1 OZ." printed in black at the bottom of the label.
Label features red circles with enclosed "FB" initials at each corner and text is enclosed by decorative black border.
"NLN/150" handwritten at centre of label.
"FRITZSCHE BROTHERS / INC. / NEW YORK / REC (?) US PAT OFF." printed around central red seal on back label. "Packaged Expressly for / B.C. DRUGS, Ltd. / Wholesale Druggists / VANCOUVER, CAN." printed in black below red seal.
- Measurements
- 9.8 cm height x 4.6 cm diameter
- Maker
- Fritzsche Brothers of Canada Limited
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
- Names
- M.S. McDowell Dispensing Chemist
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medicinal bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV982.13.167
- Description
- "Elixir No. 55 Saw Palmetto". Square amber glass bottle with cork stopper, one-eighth full of liquid. Blue and white commercial paper label indicating "ELIXIR / No. 55 / SAW PALMETTO / Corn Silk and Sandal / Each fluid ounce contains: / Saw Palmetto, 120 grs. / Corn Silk, 120 grs. / Sandal Wood, 30 grs. / Especially useful in the / treatment of weaknesses . and inflammation of the / bladder, urethra, etc. / DOSE / One to two teaspoonfuls before or / after meals. /
MANUFACTURED BY / FRANK W. HORNER LIMITED / MONTREAL
- Object History
- This item originates from the McDowell Pharmacy in North Vancouver.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Blue and white commercial paper label indicating "ELIXIR / No. 55 / SAW PALMETTO / Corn Silk and Sandal / Each fluid ounce contains: / Saw Palmetto, 120 grs. / Corn Silk, 120 grs. / Sandal Wood, 30 grs. / Especially useful in the / treatment of weaknesses . and inflammation of the / bladder, urethra, etc. / DOSE / One to two teaspoonfuls before or / after meals. /
MANUFACTURED BY /
FRANK W. HORNER LIMITED / MONTREAL
- Measurements
- 19 cm height x 6.5 cm wide x 6.5 cm depth
- Maker
- Frank W. Horner Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Quebec
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
- Names
- M.S. McDowell Dispensing Chemist
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medicinal bottle
- 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".
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- 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
- Maker
- Northrop & Lyman Company Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
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