acid boric compressed tablet
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7876
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.258
- Description
- A square glass bottle with tiny shoulders and a neck almost the size of the body, ending in a large lip and a cork; paper label; filled with white tablets.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.258
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Wounds and Injuries
- Disinfection
- Antisepsis
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter-- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- tin
- Description
- A square glass bottle with tiny shoulders and a neck almost the size of the body, ending in a large lip and a cork; paper label; filled with white tablets.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Shuttleworth Chemical Co.
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."
- Material
- glass: amber
- cork: brown
- paper: beige; black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "COMPRESSED TABLETS // Acid Boric // Properties: Antiseptic // DOSE: [illeg.] // SHUTTLEWORTH CHEMICAL CO. // Limited // Manufacturing Chemists, [illeg.]"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-6 Box 5 Row D
- Length
- 10.5 cm
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Depth
- 3.8 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Torn label; #2: no cracks or chips in the bottle; cork appears whole; top red paper covering loose on one side; paper label yellowed, dirty, and torn in the lower proper left quadrant.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Exhibit History
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre - July 2002
- "When Medicine Met Science," Museum of Health Care, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017
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liquor bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7961
- Dates
- 1800
- 1899
- 1800-1899.
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.37
- Description
- An aqua glass bottle with "kicked-up" bottom; glass stopper and strapped sides; lots of bubbles in the glass.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.37
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Description
- An aqua glass bottle with "kicked-up" bottom; glass stopper and strapped sides; lots of bubbles in the glass.
- 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: translucent aqua
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-2
- Dimension Notes
- Length 25.6 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
boric acid tablets
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7988
- Dates
- 1879
- 1900
- 1879-1900
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.61
- Description
- A two-mould blue glass bottle of boric acid tablets with a cylindrical body, rounded shoulders tapering into a medium-sized neck with a lip; cork closure; paper label.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.61
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Wounds and Injuries
- Disinfection
- Antisepsis
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter-- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- A two-mould blue glass bottle of boric acid tablets with a cylindrical body, rounded shoulders tapering into a medium-sized neck with a lip; cork closure; paper label.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- E. B. Shuttleworth Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1879
- 1900
- 1879-1900
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "19c."; E. B. Shuttleworth Chemical Co. established in 1879
- Material
- glass: blue
- cork: brown
- paper: cream; black
- Inscriptions
- On label: "COMPRESSED TABLET. // Acid Boric [illeg.] gr. // Properties: Antiseptic. // DOSE: One. // THE E. B. SHUTTLEWORTH CHEMICAL // Limited, // "Manufacturing Chemists, Toronto,"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-2 Row F
- Dimension Notes
- Length 18.5 cm x Diam. 7.1 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label is torn; partly illegible.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- "Pharmaceutical Industry" article on The Canadian Encyclopedia website
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E. Kiderlen bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7998
- Dates
- 1890
- 1910
- 1890-1910
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.70
- Description
- Empty mauve semi-transparent three-mould glass bottle tapering from the rounded shoulders to the smaller square base with medium-wide collar; embossed on one side manufactuers name; missing paper product lable and closure; this bottle design is typical for gin bottles.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.70
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Description
- Empty mauve semi-transparent three-mould glass bottle tapering from the rounded shoulders to the smaller square base with medium-wide collar; embossed on one side manufactuers name; missing paper product lable and closure; this bottle design is typical for gin bottles.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Netherlands Steam Distillery Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Rotterdam
- Site Made (Country)
- Netherlands
- Dates
- 1890
- 1910
- 1890-1910
- Material
- glass: mauve
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on side: "E. KIDERLEN"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-7 Row F
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “Quack: The Exhibit that cures all” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
- Length
- 15.3 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Depth
- 4.7 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Base = 3.6 x 3.5 cm; width of shoulder noted above
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Research Facts
- Netherlands Steam Distillery Co. made Kiderlen Superior Gin and was available through distributors in Edinburg, Scotland in 1894 and Montreal in 1903; hard to locate information about this manufacturer and product. Images of this product show an opaque glass with 'E. Kiderlen' embossed with the 'E' starting on the upper shoulder with the text top down. This bottle is semi-transparent with the text bottom up with the 'E' on the base'. Trademark for Kiderlen Gin was #26,965.
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carbolic acid
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8050
- Dates
- 1900
- 1999
- 1900-1999
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Accession Number
- 1980.28.2
- Description
- A blue glass bottle with a red rubber stopper; a red and white label says contents one fluid ounce of certified carbolic acid; half full of contents; shape of bottle is hexagonal with the front side twice the length of the other five sides. Note: poison
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- Accession Number
- 1980.28.2
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- MeSH Heading
- Wounds and Injuries
- Phenol
- Disinfection
- Antisepsis
- Description
- A blue glass bottle with a red rubber stopper; a red and white label says contents one fluid ounce of certified carbolic acid; half full of contents; shape of bottle is hexagonal with the front side twice the length of the other five sides. Note: poison
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. W.S. Mahon of Willowdale, Ont.
- Maker
- Druggist Corporation of Canada Ltd.
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1900
- 1999
- 1900-1999
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "20c."
- Material
- glass: blue
- rubber: red
- paper: red; white
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "Certified [in cursive] // CARBOLIC ACID // POISON // 1 FLUID OZ. // FOR EXTERNAL // USE . . . // ANTIDOTE . . ."; embossed on the sides of the bottle: "USE WITH CAUTION"; "POISON"; "1 OZ."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-8 Box 3 Row D
- Temporary Location
- On travelling exhibit ‘Unmasking Influenza’ Ottawa L-2019-3 30 April 2019-31 Dec 2022.
- Dimension Notes
- Length 9.0 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label slightly worn; #2: label has three small tears; stopper is loose, dry, and has indentations on the top and speckled staining; dried residue on neck and side of the interior.
- Copy Type
- Original
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alcohol container
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact13735
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- Rideau Regional Centre Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Accession Number
- 000048004
- Description
- Red metal cylindrical alcohol container with a lidded spout connected to a metal trigger which connects to the 'D' shaped handle attached to the top of the can; yellow caution label glued to the side and handwritten label in marker and white ink.
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- Accession Number
- 000048004
- Collection
- Rideau Regional Centre Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- MeSH Heading
- Equipment and Supplies, Hospital
- Antisepsis
- Description
- Red metal cylindrical alcohol container with a lidded spout connected to a metal trigger which connects to the 'D' shaped handle attached to the top of the can; yellow caution label glued to the side and handwritten label in marker and white ink.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used at Rideau Regional Centre
- Maker
- Protectoseal
- Site Made (City)
- Chicago
- Site Made (State)
- Illinois
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Date Remarks
- Date based on donor's remarks
- Material
- metal: grey
- paint: red
- paper: yellow, black
- ink: white, black
- Inscriptions
- On the side: "RUBBING ALCOHOL 65 % // E5B F.M.S.U"; printed on the yellow label pasted on the side of the can: "PROTECTOSEAL // Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. // LISTED // SAFETY CAN // NO. F-623143"; embossed on the side of the can below the spout: "4610A // PROTECTOSEAL // CO // CHICAGO // FM"; engraved on the top of the lid covering the spout: "DO NOT REMOVE // FIRE BAFFLE IN SPOUT"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-H2-3
- Dimension Notes
- Length 17.0 cm x Width 14.2 cm x Depth 19.8 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Metal has minor scratches and stained; paint has worn off in some areas, particularly on the handle
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation" website; "Wikipedia" website; CD #5
- Research Facts
- The Rideau Regional Centre was a residence for the mentally handicapped located in Smiths falls, Ontario. The centre opened in 1951, and at the time of its closure in 2009, it housed approximately 400 patients. Rubbing alcohol was used as a disenfectant.
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alcohol container
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact13736
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Collection
- Rideau Regional Centre Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Accession Number
- 000048005
- Description
- Red metal cylindrical alcohol container with a lidded spout connected to a metal trigger which connects to the 'D' shaped handle attaached to the top of the can; yellow caution label glued to side and handwritten label in marker and white paint.
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- Accession Number
- 000048005
- Collection
- Rideau Regional Centre Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- MeSH Heading
- Equipment and Supplies, Hospital
- Antisepsis
- Description
- Red metal cylindrical alcohol container with a lidded spout connected to a metal trigger which connects to the 'D' shaped handle attaached to the top of the can; yellow caution label glued to side and handwritten label in marker and white paint.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Used at Rideau Regional Centre
- Maker
- Protectoseal
- Site Made (City)
- Chicago
- Site Made (State)
- Illinois
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- circa 1950-1960
- Date Remarks
- Date based on donor's remarks
- Material
- metal: grey
- paint: red
- paper: yellow, black
- ink: white, black
- Inscriptions
- On the side in white paint: "RUBBING ALCOHOL // POISON E.6.A."; printed on the yellow label pasted on the side of the can: "PROTECTOSEAL // Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. // LISTED // SAFETY CAN // NO. F-623143"; embossed on the side of the can below the spout: "4610A // PROTECTOSEAL // CO // CHICAGO // FM"; engraved on the top of the lid covering the spout: "DO NOT REMOVE // FIRE BAFFLE IN SPOUT"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-H2-3
- Dimension Notes
- Length 17.0 cm x Width 14.2 cm x Depth 19.8 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Metal has minor scratches and stained; paint has worn off in some areas, particularly on the handle and lid covering the spout
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #5
- Research Facts
- The Rideau Regional Centre was a residence for the mentally handicapped located in Smiths Falls, Ontario, The centre opened in 1951, and at the time of its closure in 2009, it housed approximately 400 patients. Rubbing alcohol was used as a disenfectant.
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absolute ethyl alcohol
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact12330
- Dates
- 1960
- 1980
- circa 1960-1980
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Accession Number
- 998002009 a-b
- Description
- A clear cylindrical glass bottle with screw off metal cap, a third full with a clear liquid; paper labels on front and back of bottle; non-removable cap.
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- Accession Number
- 998002009 a-b
- Collection
- Kingston General Hospital Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- MeSH Heading
- Equipment and Supplies, Hospital
- Antisepsis
- Description
- A clear cylindrical glass bottle with screw off metal cap, a third full with a clear liquid; paper labels on front and back of bottle; non-removable cap.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - bottle - Size: Length 17.9 cm x Diameter 24.4 cm
- b - cap - Size: Length 2.1 cm x Diameter 2.9 cm
- Provenance
- Kingston General Hospital
- Dates
- 1960
- 1980
- circa 1960-1980
- Date Remarks
- Donor's remarks
- Material
- glass: clear
- metal: black
- liquid: clear
- paper: white
- ink: black, red, orange
- Inscriptions
- Printed in red on white sticker: "FLAMMABLE"; printed in black ink on white sticker: "Absolute Ethyl Alcohol"; printed in black on white sticker: "KGH DEPT OF PHARMACY SERVICES // STOCK FAPC // ETHYL ALCOHOL 99% "; printed in black on orange sticker: " FOR EXTERNAL USE // ONLY".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A
- Condition Remarks
- Slight wear on labels
- Copy Type
- Original
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carbolic acid
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact12342
- Dates
- 1925
- 1935
- 1925-1935
- Collection
- Dr. Sam Cronk Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 999014005
- Description
- An empty rectangular amber glass bottle tapering to a pronounced lip; paper labels on the front and back; closure by a cork which cannot be removed.
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- Accession Number
- 999014005
- Collection
- Dr. Sam Cronk Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Wounds and Injuries
- Phenol
- Disinfection
- Antisepsis
- Description
- An empty rectangular amber glass bottle tapering to a pronounced lip; paper labels on the front and back; closure by a cork which cannot be removed.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Owned by Dr. Sam Cronk of Belleville, Ontario.
- Maker
- J. F. Hartz
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1925
- 1935
- 1925-1935
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks.
- Material
- glass: amber
- cork: brown
- paper: white
- ink: black, red, orange
- Inscriptions
- Printed on front label: "(POISON) // LIQUEFIED // Carbolic Acid // Phenol Liquefactum // B.P. 1932 // Dose: One to three minims. // POISON // THE J. F. HARTZ Co LIMITED // PHYSICIANS' SUPPLIES // TORONTO MONTREAL".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-2 Row B
- Dimension Notes
- Length 20.4 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 6.3 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Staining and tearing on the back label.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Queens Senate Medical School Scholarships Web site; Detroit Hartz Building Web site
- Research Facts
- Dr. Sam Cronk graduated from Queens Medical School in 1915; his son, Dr. L. Bruce Cronk, who donated this bottle also graduated from Queens Medical School in 1946; The J.F. Hartz Company was originally founded in 1897 as a medical supply company specializing in imported German medical instruments, doctors’ supplies and pharmaceuticals
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Dudley’s Malt Whiskey
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7148
- Dates
- 1885
- 1915
- circa 1885 - 1915
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1977.12.162
- Description
- Brown cylindrical glass bottle with a short neck; embossed words with design on the side and bottom; mould marks visible.
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- Accession Number
- 1977.12.162
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Description
- Brown cylindrical glass bottle with a short neck; embossed words with design on the side and bottom; mould marks visible.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- The Duffy Malt Whiskey Company
- Site Made (City)
- Rochester
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1885
- 1915
- circa 1885 - 1915
- Material
- glass: brown
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on the bottle: “THE DUFFY MALT WHISKEY COMPANY // ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A. // ONE FIFTH GALLON // PATD AUG.24 1886 // 6”
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-1 Row B
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “Quack: The Exhibit that cures all” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
- Length
- 25.6
- Diameter
- 7.6
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Malt Whiskey, Wikipedia
- False Advertising and the Legacy of Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey, Sipp'n Corn
- How Mr. Duffy Outwitted Uncle Sam– and Got Rich, Jack Sullivan
- Walter B. Duffy. RocWiki
- Research Facts
- Malt whiskey is whiskey that is made from a fermented mash produced primarily from a malted grain. Unless otherwise indicated, it is generally assumed that the primary grain is barley, although whiskey is also made using malted rye or other grains.
- Malted whiskey was the specialty of the Walter B. Duffy Co. and it was marketed across the United States as a heart tonic, remedy for pneumonia, consumption and haemorrhages.
- Ultimately, “The Great American Fraud” helped lead to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. This movement, along with the temperance movement and growing sophistication in medical knowledge, spelled eventual doom for Duffy’s.
- Beginning in 1915, Duffy's Pure Malt Liquor ceased to make medicinal claims other than its being a "tonic stimulant" and "household remedy." As Prohibition set in, Duffy's dropped the label "whiskey" and marketed its product strictly as a "tonic."
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