Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

HV975.5.68

Description

Glass bottle with metal twist-on lid. Top 1/4 straight then a lip with circles around bottle. Straight down with vertical grooves to the bottom lip with circles. Some white unknown contents inside. Brown with orange trim label wih Chinese characters. Artifact is first on the left in photograph.

Object History

This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.

Category

05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Classification

Chemical T&E

Marks/Labels

Brown octagonal label with orange trim. Chinese characters on label that literally translate to: [indistinguishable] and "pellet" and [indistinguishable].

Measurements

14 cm height x 5 cm width

Subjects

Science and Technology Tools and Equipment

Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names

Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

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