Dr. Van Buren's Kidney Cure
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- Dates
- 1885
- 1900
- circa 1885-1900
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 014002053
- Description
- Empty rectangular transparent aqua-tinted glass bottle with minor bubbles in glass for a patent medicine with sloped shoulders and a long neck, recessed beveled side panels; tapered at the neck without stopper; tan paper label covers one side; label lists the manufacturer, price and directions for …
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- Accession Number
- 014002053
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Empty rectangular transparent aqua-tinted glass bottle with minor bubbles in glass for a patent medicine with sloped shoulders and a long neck, recessed beveled side panels; tapered at the neck without stopper; tan paper label covers one side; label lists the manufacturer, price and directions for use.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- Lowden & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1885
- 1900
- circa 1885-1900
- Date Remarks
- Provided by donor
- Material
- glass: green
- paper: tan
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on bottle under paper label: "GRAY'S // VITA (two letters illegible) NE;" printed on label: "DR. VAN BUREN'S // KIDNEY CURE // A SURE REMEDY FOR // Bright's Disease, Stone in the Kidneys // and Bladder, Dropsy, Catarrh of // the Bladder, Pains in the // Back or Female Weak- // ness, and all Kidney // Diseases. // PRICE, - $1.00 // Directions - Shake the bottle well // before taking the medicine. The bowels // should be kept open - a movement once a // day is essential. // The diet must be of the most nutritious // kind, and should consist only of LIGHT FAR- // INACEOUS SUBSTANCES, RARE BEEF STEAKS, // MUTTON CHOPS, BEEF TEA, BROTHS, MILK, // GRAHAM BREAD, TOMATOES AND ASPARAGUS. // ALL rich or greasy food, as well as Po- // tatoes, Cabbage, Hot Bread, Cakes, Pies, // Tea, Coffee, Salt Meats of all kinds, Beer, // Wine and Spirits, ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. // Clothing should be of the warmest kind, // and flannel must always be worn next the // skin. // Full directions, with the description of // these diseases, will be found in our Pam- // phlet, which can be obtained by addressing // LOWDEN & CO."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-9 Row C
- Dimension Notes
- Length 21.5 cm x Width 6.8 cm x Depth 4.2 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label is yellowed and brittle; frayed along all edges with a minor tear along the upper right hand corner; and a minor light brown stain along the upper left hand side
- Copy Type
- Original
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financial ledger
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15145
- Dates
- 1901
- 1908
- circa 1901 - 1908
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Financial Records
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Financial Record Keeping
- Accession Number
- 014002225
- Description
- Hardbound rectangular financial ledger with transaction histories for 542 pharmacy accounts hand written on both sides of paper pages in ink; dark brown leather on exterior of cardboard covers and spine; covers have a grey metal frame around perimeter of front, back and spine attached inside to the…
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- Accession Number
- 014002225
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Financial Records
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Financial Record Keeping
- MeSH Heading
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Books
- Records
- Archival
- Pharmacy
- Description
- Hardbound rectangular financial ledger with transaction histories for 542 pharmacy accounts hand written on both sides of paper pages in ink; dark brown leather on exterior of cardboard covers and spine; covers have a grey metal frame around perimeter of front, back and spine attached inside to the spine with metal hinges; box spine has a metal frame and a key hole on the front centre; paper dividers separate sections of the ledger and have leather covered tabs with letters stamped on the front and back in gold ink; very heavy thick ledger with lined pages with thirteen accounting column headings; key missing; 474 pages (double sided).
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- The Copeland-Chatterson Co., Limited
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1901
- 1908
- circa 1901 - 1908
- Date Remarks
- Start date is latest patent date recorded on the ledger; end date is the latest hand written entry
- Material
- paper: cream, tan
- leather: dark brown
- metal: grey
- ink: blue, black, gold, pink
- Inscriptions
- Stamped on front cover in gold ink: “CURRENT LEDGER // No. 1 // R. D. STILES”; stamped on the spine in gold ink: “CURRENT LEDGER // No. 1 // R. D. STILES // PATENTED 1901”; printed inside front and back cover in blue ink: “C-C // PERPETUAL // LEDGER // Patented Feb. 6, 1896. // ‘May 1, 1898. // Other Patents Pending, and in United States, Great // Britain and other Foreign Countries.”; printed on piece of paper affixed to the front of the first page in black ink: “INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATING THE // C-C // Retail Monthly Account System.” // “THE COPELAND – CHATTERSON CO., LIMITED, // DEVISERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS, // MONTREAL TORONTO.”; printed on the back of first page and front of last page in blue ink: “How to Open Accounts in Perpetual Ledger; // THE COPELAND-CHATTERSON CO., LIMITED. // Devisers and Manufacturers of Business Systems. // GENERAL OFFICES AND WORKS, // TORONTO. // HOPE BUILDING, // OTTAWA. // MERCHANTS BANK BUILDING, // MONTREAL.”; printed at the top of each account page in blue ink: “SHEET NO. ACCOUNT NO. // NAME // ADDRESS”; printed at the top of each account table in blue ink: “THE C-C PERPETUAL LEDGER. PATENTED 1896 AND 1900. THE COPELAND-CHATTERSON Co., LIMITED, SOLE MAKERS, TORONTO."; column headings: "DATE // DESCRIPTION // FOLIO // DEBITS // CK // CREDIT // BALANCE”
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-3
- Permanent Location Notes
- In front of Dingbats folio storage
- Length
- 31.5 cm
- Width
- 23.6 cm
- Depth
- 8.5 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Dimensions when the ledger is closed
- Condition Remarks
- Minor soiling to covers, spine, and pages; minor rusting of metal pieces, especially around key hole on front of spine; minor tears and loss to edges of leather tabs and edges of several pages
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Website
- Artifact (book)
- Reference Comments
- “Pictou Parade.” Haggis: The McCulloch Heritage Centre. 2016. Accessed 15 May 2019.
- Pharmacy ledger, 014.002.224
- Research Facts
- The ledger contains hand written records of account transactions from 1902 to 1908 for the pharmacy operated by R. D. Stiles. R. D. Stiles was a druggist and apothecary and was a colleague of J. D. B Fraser. He operated several of J. D. B. Fraser's drugstore branches.
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- Dates
- 1920
- 1930
- circa 1920-1930
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 014002011
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle of glycerine with sloped shoulders, no neck, ridges on sides of bottle with approximately one third full of clear thick liquid; black plastic screw cap; one side of bottle has tan paper manufacturer's label affixed, label displays dispensary's address and phone number…
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- Accession Number
- 014002011
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle of glycerine with sloped shoulders, no neck, ridges on sides of bottle with approximately one third full of clear thick liquid; black plastic screw cap; one side of bottle has tan paper manufacturer's label affixed, label displays dispensary's address and phone number, embossed on bottom is bottle number; cap sealed with hot glue.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- F. W. Musgrove
- Site Made (City)
- Ottawa
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1920
- 1930
- circa 1920-1930
- Date Remarks
- Dates of phone number style and bottle design
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: tan
- ink: blue
- plastic: black
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on base: "Rd. 1933," "D" within Diamond shape; printed on label: "GLYCERINE // PHONE 2-3711 // DRUG MUSGROVE'S STORE // F. W. MUSGROVE // THE DISPENSARY // COR. BANK AND NEPEAN STS. OTTAWA "
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-6 Box 4 Row C
- Dimension Notes
- Length 13.5 cm x Width 5.6 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Paper yellowed and cap shows minor wear
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Ribbed edges on pharmeceutical containers were used to indicate a hazardous substance withong and caution when taking product.
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Golden Rod Indian Liniment
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14141
- Dates
- 1915
- 1925
- circa 1915-1925
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 014002003
- Description
- Empty rectangular clear glass bottle of Golden Rod Liniment tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in opening; paper yellow manufacturer's label wraps around roughly 90 percent of bottle; label provides ingredients, instructions; product advertised to cure all pains, for external use only.
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- Accession Number
- 014002003
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Liniments
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Empty rectangular clear glass bottle of Golden Rod Liniment tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in opening; paper yellow manufacturer's label wraps around roughly 90 percent of bottle; label provides ingredients, instructions; product advertised to cure all pains, for external use only.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- Golden Rod Remedy Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1915
- 1925
- circa 1915-1925
- Date Remarks
- Provided by donor
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: yellow
- ink: black
- cork: tan
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "GOLDEN ROD // INDIAN LINIMENT // CONTAINS // SNAKE OIL // FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY// RELIEVES // Headaches Rheumatism // Lumbago // Swellings // Stiff Joints // Sprains // Head Noise // and all Pains //removes Pain form Corns and Bunions Instantly // PRICE $1.00 // Golden Rod Remedy Co. //161 Queen Street West, TORONTO, Ont // No. 12285 - The Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act”
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-8 Box 5 Row A
- Temporary Location
- On travelling exhibit ‘Unmasking Influenza’ Ottawa L-2019-3 30 April 2019-31 Dec 2022.
- Dimension Notes
- Length 10.1 cm x Width 3.3 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label has overall fading and stains, shows minor wear along edges, tear in middle of label and missing piece, brown stain on label, cork missing several pieces
- Copy Type
- Original
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- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 014002004 a-c
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle (a) of "Indian Oil" with original box (b) tapered at the neck with a tan cork stopper stuck in opening; full of yellow transparent liquid; red paper manufacturer’s label is affixed to one side of bottle; label has imagery of man with feathered headpiece holding arrows…
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- Accession Number
- 014002004 a-c
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle (a) of "Indian Oil" with original box (b) tapered at the neck with a tan cork stopper stuck in opening; full of yellow transparent liquid; red paper manufacturer’s label is affixed to one side of bottle; label has imagery of man with feathered headpiece holding arrows in a quiver and what appears to be a tomahawk; faded rectangular red cardboard box missing bottom includes folded paper packaging (c) with directions for use and patent law information.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a – bottle – Size: Length 15.8 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.7 cm
- b – box – Size: Length 15.9 cm x Width 5.7 cm x Depth 3.1 cm
- c – paper – Size (unfolded) Length 22.5 cm x Width 10.4 cm
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- J. P. Lamb, Druggist
- Site Made (City)
- Athens
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Date Remarks
- Provided by donor
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: red, brown
- ink: black
- cork: tan
- Inscriptions
- Printed on bottle label: "INDIAN // OIL // PRICE - 25 CENTS // J. P. LAMB, DRUGGIST // AGENT FOR THE DOMINION // ATHENS, ONT." Printed on packaging: "INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL // REMEDY // Contains No Alcohol, Cayenne // or Ammonia. // DOSE, SMALL - EFFECT, SURE // For full directions, see inside // Circular.”; on side of box: “INDIAN OIL // CURES // Headache // Toothache // Sore Throat // Neuralgia // Earache // Cramps // Pleurisy // Sprains // Bruises // Burns // Cuts // Frost Bites // Rheumatism // Lame Back // Chilblains // Corns // And Wounds // of // Every // Description “; on other side: “INDIAN OIL has no equal as a Horse Liniment for Scratches, // Cuts, Corks, Galls, Sprains, Bruises, and the many ailments and accidents // they are subject to. Keep a bottle in your stable and you will use no other."; printed on instructional paper: " No. 647 - The Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-9 Row A
- Condition Remarks
- Bottle label shows minor fading and wear along edges; part of the bottle's base is covered with a frayed red paper; brown substance covers the tan cork; bottom of bottle's interior holds a thick white filmy substance; bottle has a what appears to be an interior flaw or crack on back edge; box is faded and stained along bottom, missing bottom panel, shows wear all over with minor missing red paper along bottom edge; paper sheet is brittle and aged brown
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Imagery on bottle and packaging represents the manufacturer's depiction of an "Indian" person and may not correlate to an accurate historical representation of any Indigenous person.
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- Dates
- 1885
- 1915
- circa 1885-1915
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 014002042
- Description
- Cylindrical white milk glass jar of mentholatum ointment (a) with silver metal screw on cap (b) closure and thin oilskin cap liner (c) full of thick gold substance; tan paper label includes product name, directions for use, the manufacturer's name, address, and signature of authenticity.
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- Accession Number
- 014002042
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Cylindrical white milk glass jar of mentholatum ointment (a) with silver metal screw on cap (b) closure and thin oilskin cap liner (c) full of thick gold substance; tan paper label includes product name, directions for use, the manufacturer's name, address, and signature of authenticity.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- The Mentholatum Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Bridgeburg
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1885
- 1915
- circa 1885-1915
- Date Remarks
- Provided by donor
- Material
- glass: white
- metal: silver
- paper: tan
- ink: brown
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "MENTHOLATUM // AN EXTERNAL APPLICATION TO RELIEVE OR SOOTHE // SORE THROAT, HEADACHE , BURNS, CATARRH, MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM // BRUISES, SUNBURN, CHAPPED HANDS, CROUP, // HAY FEVER, INSECT BITES, ETC. // DIRECTIONS: APPLY OVER PART AFFECTED; BARBERS // WILL FIND THIS AN // ANTISEPTIC AND HEALING APPLICA- // TION AFTER CLOSE SHAVING // IF NOT IN DRUG STORE // MAILED ON RECEIPT // OF PRICE. // SEE DIRECTIONS // IN BOOKLET”; embossed on cap: "MENTHOLATUM"; embossed on jar's base: "MENTHOLATUM // REG // TRADE // MARK"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-8 Row D
- Dimension Notes
- Length 5.4 cm x Diam. 4.2 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Document
- Reference Comments
- Printed on label.
- Research Facts
- Product used to treat skin and muscular illnesses, as well as other common illnesses.
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Mosquito Oil
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14153
- Dates
- 1890
- 1915
- circa 1890-1915
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 014002023
- Description
- Transparent rectangular glass bottle with sloped ridged shoulders tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in neck; graduated measures along back sides; minor amount of transparent amber liquid; tan paper manufacturer's label has manufacturer's name, address, directions for use, and logo displayed.
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- Accession Number
- 014002023
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Insect Repellents
- Description
- Transparent rectangular glass bottle with sloped ridged shoulders tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in neck; graduated measures along back sides; minor amount of transparent amber liquid; tan paper manufacturer's label has manufacturer's name, address, directions for use, and logo displayed.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- The Ottawa Drug Co. Limited
- Site Made (City)
- Ottawa
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1890
- 1915
- circa 1890-1915
- Date Remarks
- Provided by donor
- Material
- glass: transparent
- paper: tan
- ink: green
- cork: tan
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "MOSQUITO // OIL // ODC // 8 FL. OZS // WILL NOT INJURE THE // MOST DELICATE // SKIN // FOR MOSQUITOES // BLACK FLIES, GNATS // FLEAS, ETC. // DIRECTIONS - Apply freely // to face and hand, or if // preferable, to handkerchief // or pillow. // THE OTTAWA DRUG CO // LIMITED // OTTAWA - CANADA."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-8 Box 5 Row A
- Dimension Notes
- Length 12.0 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 2.7 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Paper is yellowed, shows minor wear along edges, surface has minor grime and missing a minor section on both upper corners; a thin layer of black residue covers the exterior of the cork
- Copy Type
- Original
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- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 014002097
- Description
- Transparent rectangular clear galss bottle of turpentine tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in neck; full of transparent pale yellow liquid; with recessed panels on three sides; tan paper manufacturer's label has the product and manufacturer's name, address; label has both black wax pencil scribbl…
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- Accession Number
- 014002097
- Collection
- Parks Canada Agency Pharmacy Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Transparent rectangular clear galss bottle of turpentine tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in neck; full of transparent pale yellow liquid; with recessed panels on three sides; tan paper manufacturer's label has the product and manufacturer's name, address; label has both black wax pencil scribble and lead pencil marks on label.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
- Maker
- The Alpha Chemical Company
- Site Made (City)
- Kitchener
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks
- Material
- glass: transparent
- paper: cream
- ink: blue
- cork: tan
- wax: black
- graphite: grey
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "RECTIFIED // SPIRITS // TURPENTINE // THE ALPHA // CHEMICAL // COMPANY // KITCHENER, ONT."; embossed on base: "2486"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-8 Box 5 Row D
- Dimension Notes
- Length 15.7 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label yellowed, cork with several minor cracks
- Copy Type
- original
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