medicinal bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.3.1
- Description
- Empty round amber glass bottle without stopper. Commercial paper label with typed list of ingredients for chocolate-coated compressed tablets. Splash of white paint on bottom front of the bottle.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Category
- 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Commercial paper label "COMPRESSED TABLETS / CHOCOLATE-COATED / In re-ordering please refer to this Record number. / Record No. S/23224 Quantity 5,000 / EACH REPRESENTS: / Podophyllum Resin 1/20 gr. / Po. Acetanilide 1 1/2 gr. / Quinine Sulphate 1/2 gr. / Po. Camphor 1/8 gr. / Aloin 1/20 gr. / Oleoresin Capiscum 1/40 gr. / Caffeine Citrate 1/8 gr. / KEEP IN A DRY PLACE. / FROM THE SPECIAL FORMULA / DEPARTMENT OF / PARKE, DAVIS & CO., / Manufacturing Chemists, WALKERVILLE, ONT." Quantity appears to be handwritten, while Record No. and ingredients are typewritten.
- Maker
- Parke, Davis & Company
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Walkerville
- Subjects
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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pharmaceutical bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.107.11
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Clear empty glass stopper bottle. Label under glass (LUG) indicating "TINCT. ARNICAEFL." On bottom in glass "W.T. & CO. / D / U.S.A."
- Object History
- This item originates from the Curtis Pharmacy in New Westminster.
- Category
- 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Gold trimmed label under glass (LUG) indicating "TINCT. ARNICAEFL." Lettering printed in black and highlighted in gold.
- Subjects
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Curtis Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
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pharmaceutical bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.3.6
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Large wide-mouthed amber glass (brown) bottle with brown plastic lid, three-quarters full with white powder. Paper commercial label with markings: "[company logo] / MANUFACTURED BY / HOWARDS & SONS LTD. / ILFORD NEAR LONDON. / MAGNES. OXID. POND. P.B. / (Magnesia Ponderosa) / HOWARDS SPECIAL / 1-lb / Printed in England". Black and white label with contents labelled in red.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Category
- 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Paper commercial label with markings: "[company logo] / MANUFACTURED BY / HOWARDS & SONS LTD. / ILFORD NEAR LONDON. / MAGNES. OXID. POND. P.B. / (Magnesia Ponderosa) / HOWARDS SPECIAL / 1-lb / Printed in England". Black and white label with contents labelled in red.
- Subjects
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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pharmaceutical bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.3.8
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills, salves, or tonics. Clear glass bottle with glass stopper and LUG (label under glass). Half filled with brown liquid. Bottle has a rounded base.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver.
- Category
- 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Marked "Wyeth's / ELIXIR / GENTIAN" Black text on gold machine printed label under glass. Crest shaped label. Content and dosage info. printed. From John Wyeth & Brother Inc. based in Walkerville, Ontario.
- Subjects
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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pharmaceutical bottle
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.3.24
- Description
- The item is a bulk product stocked by a pharmacy. Up until the 1950s, pharmacists provided most prescription medications by creating compounds of bulk products that were given to customers as pills,salves, or tonics.
Amber glass stopper bottle. Gold-coloured, shield-shaped label under glass (LUG) indicating contents as "CASCARA / SAGRADA". Bottle is empty.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Cedar Cottage Pharmacy in Vancouver
- Category
- 05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Gold coloured, shield shaped, commercial, label under glass with "1000 / No C.311 / Wyeth's / CHOCOLATE-COATED TABLET / CASCARA SAGRADA / Powdered Extract / B.P. / 3 GRAINS / DOSE-One or two tablets / as directed. / MADE IN CANADA / JOHN WYETH & BROTHER/INCORPORATED / WALKERVILLE. ONT." In black text.
- Subjects
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Cedar Cottage Pharmacy
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
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