box
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.574
- Description
- Box, wrapped in wax cellophane, "Made in China" on one end.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Container
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains characters that are literally translated to: "east", "pavillion", "blood stasis", "accumulate", "to make", "pain", "pills", "to treat", "distant", "years", "accumulate", "bruised", "change", text is covered and not readable, "chest", "full", "abdomen", "bloated", "etc.", "illness", "for the purpose of", "of", "effective medicine", "is", "adult", "every", "dose", "two", "3.73 grams", "children", text is covered and not readable, "pregnant woman", "infant", "do not", "consume", "abstain", "eating", "every", "tael", "price", "silver", "one", "dollar", "five", and "cents".
When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Blood stasis medicine". This medicine is used to treat blood stasis and blood clots, leading to pain.
- Measurements
- 4 cm in height x 6 cm in width x 4 cm in legth
- Country Made
- China
- Subjects
- Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
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