medicinal box
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.78.17
- Description
- Box, wooden, round, unopened; labelled; "Beecham's Patent Pills", has contents
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Box, wooden, round, unopened; label is red, black, yellow, white; "Beecham's Patent Pills / Price 25 Cents / Sold by the Proprietors / St. Helens / Made in England / (on red area) Beechams Pills / Saint Helens"; in circle, "Beecham's St. Helens Lancashire" "Patent Pills" "Beecham's Pills" "No.4614" "The Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act..."
Dose Adult 2 to 4 pills / Child - 1 Pill"
- Measurements
- 2.5 cm height x 2 cm dia
- Maker
- Thomas Beecham
- Country Made
- England
- Province Made
- Lancashire
- Site/City Made
- St. Helens
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Less detail
medicinal container
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.140.2
- Description
- Cylindrical wooden box with lid. White paper seal. Box has paper sticker label on top of box. Box contains pills.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label marked " LITTLE LIVER / PILLS / DOSE:- / ONE TO FOUR / AT NIGHT". White text on red label with white trim. The number"18" is printed in weak black ink on top.
Seal around box reads "RELIABLE" and contains content info. Red text on white label. Some decorative design with illustration. Bottom of box marked "FROM / DRUG / SALES". in black on box.
- Measurements
- 2.5 cm height x 3.5 cm width x 3.5 length
- Country Made
- England
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Less detail
medicinal container
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.140.3
- Description
- Cylindrical wooden box with lid. White paper seal. Box has paper label stuck on top of box. Box is sealed and contains pills.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label marked " LITTLE LIVER / PILLS / DOSE:- / ONE TO FOUR / AT NIGHT". White text on red label with white trim. The number"18" is printed in weak black ink on top.
Seal around box reads "RELIABLE" and contains content info. Red text on white label. Some decorative design with illustration. Bottom of box marked "FROM / DRUG / SALES". in black on box.
- Measurements
- 2.5 cm height x 3.5 cm width x 3.5 length
- Country Made
- England
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Less detail
medicinal container
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.140.4
- Description
- Cylindrical wooden box with lid. White paper seal. Box has paper sticker label on top of box. Box contains pills.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label marked " LIVER AND STOMACH / PILLS / DOSE:- / ONE OR TWO / AT NIGHT". White text on red label with white trim. The number"18" is printed in weak black ink on top.
Seal around box reads "RELIABLE" and contains content info. Red text on white label. Some decorative design with illustration. Bottom of box marked "FROM / DRUG / SALES". in black on box.
- Measurements
- 2.5 cm height x 3.5 cm width x 3.5 length
- Country Made
- England
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Less detail
medicinal container
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.140.5
- Description
- Cylindrical wooden box with lid. White paper seal. Box has paper label stuck on top of box. Box is sealed and contains pills.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label marked " LIVER AND STOMACH / PILLS / DOSE:- / ONE OR TWO / AT NIGHT". White text on red label with white trim. The number"18" is printed in weak black ink on top.
Seal around box reads "RELIABLE" and contains content info. Red text on white label. Some decorative design with illustration. Bottom of box marked "FROM / DRUG / SALES". in black on box.
- Measurements
- 2.5 cm height x 3.5 cm width x 3.5 length
- Country Made
- England
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Less detail
medicinal container
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.140.6
- Description
- Cylindrical wooden box with lid. White paper seal. Box has paper label stuck on top of box. Box is sealed and contains pills.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label marked " LIVER AND STOMACH / PILLS / DOSE:- / ONE OR TWO / AT NIGHT". White text on red label with white trim. The number"18" is printed in weak black ink on top.
Seal around box reads "RELIABLE" and contains content info. Red text on white label. Some decorative design with illustration. Bottom of box marked "FROM / DRUG / SALES". in black on box.
- Measurements
- 2.5 cm height x 3.5 cm width x 3.5 length
- Country Made
- England
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Less detail