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
Less detail
medicinal bottle with box
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV974.113.35
- Description
- Cardboard box with illustrations. Box contains a clear glass bottle with gold metal screw-on lid and label embossed into the bottle. Bottle has brown liquid residue. Bottle has a rounded, oval base.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- box: label marked "DR. / THOMAS / ECLECTRIC / OIL." Between 3rd and 4th line reads " DOSE SMALL-EFFECT SURE / FOR / DIRECTIONS / SEE INSIDE / CIRCULAR". Black text on white label. Label covered in illustrations. One side of box has a message to the buyer. The other side of box has content info. The back of the box contains content info. in French.
- bottle : label marked "DR S.N. THOMAS / No. 5520 THE PROPRIETARY / OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT / ECLECTRIC OIL". Text is embossed into the glass.
- Measurements
- box: 15 cm height x 5.5 cm width x 2.5 cm length
- Maker
- Northrop & Lyman Company Limited
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Subjects
- Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
Less detail