menthol plaster tube
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact10674
- Dates
- 1800
- 1920
- circa 1800-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Donald B. Jennings Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 004006001 a-b
- Description
- A tin tube used to store menthol plaster consisting of the tube (a) and a removable cap (b).
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- Accession Number
- 004006001 a-b
- Collection
- Dr. Donald B. Jennings Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Ointments
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container
- Description
- A tin tube used to store menthol plaster consisting of the tube (a) and a removable cap (b).
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - tube - Size: Length 15.2 cm x Diam. 3.4 cm
- b - cap - Size: Length 1.4 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
- Provenance
- The tube was left at the Queen's University Department of Physiology by Dr. Donald B. Jennings when he retired.
- Maker
- Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Limited
- Site Made (City)
- Montreal
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1800
- 1920
- circa 1800-1920
- Date Remarks
- The company that made the tin was prevalent during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
- Material
- tin: yellow; black
- Inscriptions
- "the // D & L // MENTHOL PLASTER // MOST WONDERFUL PLASTER MADE // PREPARED BY THE // DAVIS & LAWRENCE CO. (LIMITED.) // MONTREAL, P.Q. // EVERY PLASTER IN A SINGLE AIR TIGHT BOX. // THE THOS. DAVIDSON MFG. CO. LIMITED, MONTREAL, TIN BOXES" printed on the tube
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D4-4
- Condition Remarks
- Some corrosion and staining; the tin is dented and deformed.
- Reference Types
- Internet
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Internet: "Canadian Advertising Tins"; CD #9
- Research Facts
- The tube was made by Thos. Davidson Mfg. Co. Limited, and used by Davis & Lawrence Co.
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bottle corker
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8544
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1989.7.4
- Description
- Turned box wood, two-part container joined with a leather hinge; drilled to enable a cork placed in lower metal-lined part to be pushed out by a plunger coming through two parts; when plunger is fully extended, the container can be open to insert the cork.
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- Accession Number
- 1989.7.4
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging -- instrumentation
- Description
- Turned box wood, two-part container joined with a leather hinge; drilled to enable a cork placed in lower metal-lined part to be pushed out by a plunger coming through two parts; when plunger is fully extended, the container can be open to insert the cork.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D. McKinley.
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- wood: brown
- fabric: beige
- leather: brown
- metal
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A8-3
- Dimension Notes
- Length 20.3 cm x Diam. 6.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The head of the plunger is cracked and bound with string.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Canadian Biographical Dictionary, p. 692; Ont. Medical Registry of 1872; CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Belonged to Dr. Henry Turner (b. 1829), registered Ontario 1866, practised in Millbrook, Ontario ca. 1853-1898 and in NWT ca. 1895-1907; operated a drugstore in Millbrook from 1871.
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- Dates
- 1750
- 1850
- circa 1750-1850
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1930.8.1 a-b
- Description
- Large green carboy; conical neck banded at opening to provide strength and a groove for stringing; rectangular, uncoloured ground glass stopper bearing no pontil marks on bottom; partial temporary label affixed across middle of bottle.
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- Accession Number
- 1930.8.1 a-b
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- carboy
- Description
- Large green carboy; conical neck banded at opening to provide strength and a groove for stringing; rectangular, uncoloured ground glass stopper bearing no pontil marks on bottom; partial temporary label affixed across middle of bottle.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- carboy - Size: Length 32.4 cm x Diam. 27.0 cm
- stopper
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Mr. W.H. Warden through Dr. J.T. Fotheringham
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1750
- 1850
- circa 1750-1850
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 18c.-early 19c."
- Material
- glass: green; uncoloured
- Inscriptions
- On temporary label: "R: GUAIAC: C:"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A8-4
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- "Niagara Apothecary Pharmacy jar"
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pharmacy bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7708
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.103
- Description
- A glass bottle with a cylindrical body, sharply angled shoulders and medium-wide neck ending with a lip; cork closure; paper label; almost full of brown seeds.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.103
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging
- Description
- A glass bottle with a cylindrical body, sharply angled shoulders and medium-wide neck ending with a lip; cork closure; paper label; almost full of brown seeds.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Colgate
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: clear
- cork: brown
- paper: dark yellow; black
- seeds: brown
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "TAYLOR'S // ANTISEPTIC PHARMACY // (THE PHARMACY OF THE PEOPLE) // DISPENSING CHEMIST // 1649 Kingston Rd. Birch Cliff, Ont. HO. 0355 // Plantain Sem [handwritten] // French [handwritten]"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-9 Row G
- Length
- 14.3 cm
- Diameter
- 6.5 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Label has yellowed; torn in some places.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Exhibit History
- "When Medicine Met Science," Museum of Health Care, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017
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patent medicine bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7713
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.108
- Description
- Flat glass bottle with pronounced, rounded shoulders that connect with a narrow neck ending in a collar.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.108
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Flat glass bottle with pronounced, rounded shoulders that connect with a narrow neck ending in a collar.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Fellows and Co. Chemicals
- Site Made (City)
- St. John
- Site Made (State)
- New Brunswick
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: translucent light aqua
- Inscriptions
- Embossed vertically on body of bottle: "FELLOWS & CO. // CHEMISTS // ST. JOHN, N.B."; embossed on bottom: "22".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-2 Row A
- Dimension Notes
- Length 20.5 cm x Width 5.5 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
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apothecary’s pill rolling machine
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7725
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.120 a-b
- Description
- The pill machine consists of two parts, a top and bottom plate; both plates are made of wood with brass fittings.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.120 a-b
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Compounding -- instrumentation
- Description
- The pill machine consists of two parts, a top and bottom plate; both plates are made of wood with brass fittings.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- top plate - Size: Length 41.0 cm x Width 7.0 cm
- bottom plate - Size: Length 34.2 cm x Width 21.0 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- wood: brown; red
- metal: dark yellow
- Inscriptions
- Stamped "6/Gn"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A8-1
- Temporary Location
- On display, Queen's University Department of Medicine third floor, August 20, 2013.
- Condition Remarks
- Some scratches on the plates.
- Copy Type
- Original
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powdered colchicum seed jar
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7731
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.126 a-b
- Description
- Light green glass bottle with glass stopper; 3/4 full of powdered colchicum seed.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.126 a-b
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- Description
- Light green glass bottle with glass stopper; 3/4 full of powdered colchicum seed.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- bottle - Size: Length 33.4 cm x Diam. 11.9 cm
- stopper
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Robert Gibson
- Site Made (City)
- Manchester
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: translucent light green
- seed: brown
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on bottle: "Robert Gibson // Medical Lozenge // Maker, // Manchester"; embossed on stopper: "Nuttall & Co."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-1
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Martindale, 27th ed.
- Research Facts
- "Colchi semen. is the dried ripe seeds of Colchicum autumnale; Colchicum seed has actions similar to those of Colchicum corm in relieving pain in acute gout."
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pharmacy bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7736
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.130
- Description
- A clear glass bottle with rounded shoulders, medium-sized neck and a slight collar; wooden stopper; still contains contents, an evil-smelling liquid.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.130
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging
- Description
- A clear glass bottle with rounded shoulders, medium-sized neck and a slight collar; wooden stopper; still contains contents, an evil-smelling liquid.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: clear
- wood: brown
- liquid: brown
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A
- Dimension Notes
- Length 22.1 cm x Diam. 7.1 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Bottle is stained with brown contents; slight crack in the stopper.
- Copy Type
- Original
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pharmacy bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7737
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.131
- Description
- A cylindrical glass bottle with rounded shoulders and a narrow neck ending in a lip.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.131
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging
- Description
- A cylindrical glass bottle with rounded shoulders and a narrow neck ending in a lip.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Chr. Hansen's Laboratory
- Site Made (City)
- Little Falls
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: translucent aqua
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on the body of the bottle: "CHR HANSEN'S LABORATORY // LITTLE FALLS // N.Y. U.S.A."; this surrounds a crest, also embossed.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 37.0 cm x Diam. 14.7 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
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pharmacy jar
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7739
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.133
- Description
- A cylindrical glass jar with a concave base and a mouth slightly smaller than the jar, ending in a pronounced collar; glass stopper; paper label; 3/4 full of powdered Ladies Slipper Root.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.133
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- A cylindrical glass jar with a concave base and a mouth slightly smaller than the jar, ending in a pronounced collar; glass stopper; paper label; 3/4 full of powdered Ladies Slipper Root.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- W.G. Dunoon, Dispensing Chemist
- Site Made (City)
- Lindsay
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: translucent light green
- paper: brown; black; dark yellow
- powder: beige
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "W.G. Dunoon // DISPENSING CHEMIST // [illeg.] LINDSAY ONT. // Powdered Ladies Slipper Root [in cursive]"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 30.1 cm x Diam. 12.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
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