Specific Medicines Collinsonia
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- Dates
- 1880
- 1900
- circa 1880-1900
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 996001146
- Description
- Square clear glass bottle; short cylindrical neck with wide rim around mouth; label around bottle; all four sides flat; bottle appears never to have been opened.
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- Accession Number
- 996001146
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Square clear glass bottle; short cylindrical neck with wide rim around mouth; label around bottle; all four sides flat; bottle appears never to have been opened.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich USA in Oct.1993.
- Maker
- Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists
- Site Made (City)
- Cincinnati
- Site Made (State)
- Ohio
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1880
- 1900
- circa 1880-1900
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: cream
- Inscriptions
- Specific Medicines // Collinsonia // Alcohol 46 percent // Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists, Inc. // Cincinnati, Ohio
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-5 Box 2 Row E
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 12.7 cm. x Width: 4.6 cm. x Depth: 4.6 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Label is very badly discoloured
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- The Health Benefits of Collinsonia Root. Collinsonia canadensis, also known as Canada horsebalm, hardhack, horseweed, richweed, ox-balm, and stone root, is an herb in the mint family. Historically, it has been used for improving circulation and congestion, especially in the bowels and throat.
- Exhibit History
- On exhibit, Billings Estate, 15 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec. 2009
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Hood's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla
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- Dates
- 1880
- 1910
- circa 1880-1910
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
- Accession Number
- 996001177
- Description
- Tall rectangular clear glass bottle with white metal screw-on cap and tan paper label on front of bottle; embossed text on back and two sides of bottle; back of bottle has three recessed areas each with embossed words inside; bottle full of dark liquid, cap closure stuck closed.
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- Accession Number
- 996001177
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- Dyspepsia -- drug therapy
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Tall rectangular clear glass bottle with white metal screw-on cap and tan paper label on front of bottle; embossed text on back and two sides of bottle; back of bottle has three recessed areas each with embossed words inside; bottle full of dark liquid, cap closure stuck closed.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich USA in Oct.1993.
- Maker
- C. I. Hood Company Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1880
- 1910
- circa 1880-1910
- Material
- glass: tranparent
- paper: tan
- ink: black
- metal: cream
- Inscriptions
- On label: "HOOD'S // COMPOUND EXTRACT // SARSAPARILLA // TRADEMARK // Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. // ALCOHOL 16 1/2 PER CENT. // An Alternative Stomachic // containing also Diuretic and // Laxative Properties // Dose: As usually taken the dose of Hood's // Sasparailla varies from 1/2 to 2 teaspoonsfuls. // As a Stomachic and Stimulant to the Appetite, // Hood's Sasparilla may be taken in hot water // beginning with a small dose and increasing // gradually as necessary. // No. 885 // C. I. HOOD COMPANY, INC. // Manufacturing Pharmacists // Laboraties // New York St. Louis"; embossed on sides: "HOOD'S COMPOUND // EXTRACT // SARSA // PARILLA // NEW YORK ST. LOUIS // C. I. HOOD & CO."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “Quack: The Exhibit that cures all” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
- Length
- 22.2
- Width
- 7.7
- Depth
- 4.4
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Paper label discoloured, brittle and right side edges lifting, missing sections
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- https://oldmainartifacts.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/hoods-sarsaparilla-lowell-ma/
- Research Facts
- Founded by Charles Ira Hood in 1875, C.I. Hood & Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts was among the largest patent medicine companies in the United States and offered a number of personal health products in addition to its well known Hood’s Sarsaparilla. The C.I. Hood and Company was a leader in the development of color lithography as an advertising tool, and produced all of its advertising in-house and owned twenty presses issuing a plethora of colorful trade cards, posters, calendars, cookbooks, pamphlets, and other ephemera all promoting the medicinal benefits of company products.
- In 1876, Charles followed the lead of J.C. Ayer & Company and began to compound his own sarsaparilla medicine. In addition to sarsaparilla root, he mixed in dandelion, gentian, juniper berries and 18% alcohol. He claimed great success in curing a variety of disorders including “purifying the blood”, heart diseases, dropsy, rheumatism and scrofula. Within two years of launching his product he was on his way to great success. Charles Hood added to his success with Hood’s Tooth Powder, Vegetable Pills, Oil Ointment, Medicated Soap, Dyspeplets (for dyspepsia), TusSamo (for cough) and Hood’s Lotion.
- Exhibit History
- To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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Gates' Certain Check
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- Dates
- 1887
- 1900
- circa 1900
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- Accession Number
- 996001213
- Description
- Small rectangular clear glass bottle; three recessed panels, each with embossed writing on glass; paper label on front of bottle; tall cylindrical corked neck.
- Accession Number
- 996001213
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- MeSH Heading
- Analgesics
- Pain -- drug therapy
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Small rectangular clear glass bottle; three recessed panels, each with embossed writing on glass; paper label on front of bottle; tall cylindrical corked neck.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Ottawa from Scott Jordan in Feb.1994.
- Maker
- C. Gates, Son & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Middleton
- Site Made (State)
- Nova Scotia
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1887
- 1900
- circa 1900
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: cream
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- Gates // Certain Check // registered 1887, at Ottawa // Manufactured by // C. Gates, Son & Co. // Middleton, N. S. // Keep Well Corked. Shake.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-6 Box 2 Row C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 12.7 cm. x Width: 4.4 cm. x Depth: 2.7 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paper label discoloured by age; label dog-eared and torn; some residue remains on interior of bottle
- Copy Type
- Original
poison bottle
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- Dates
- 1880
- 1890
- circa 1880-1890
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 996001308 a-b
- Description
- (a) Cylindrical amber glass bottle with cylindrical neck and a lip which is tooled, flanged with a flat top and rounded edges; the bottle outside has vertical ridges all around; (b) glass stopper made to fit into (a); consists of a flat squared top made of amber glass with cylindrical frosted botto…
- Accession Number
- 996001308 a-b
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Poisons
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- (a) Cylindrical amber glass bottle with cylindrical neck and a lip which is tooled, flanged
- with a flat top and rounded edges; the bottle outside has vertical ridges all around; (b)
- glass stopper made to fit into (a); consists of a flat squared top made of amber glass with
- cylindrical frosted bottom; bottle is empty
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 7.7 cm. x Diameter3.6 cm.
- b - glass stopper - Size: Length 4.4 cm. x Width 2.1 cm. x Diameter1.8 cm.
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M Chiong for his patent medicine collection, from Marysville B.C. in Dec. 1993
- Dates
- 1880
- 1890
- circa 1880-1890
- Date Remarks
- Bottle made between 1880 and 1890
- Material
- glass: amber
- Inscriptions
- The embossed word "POISON" appears on the bottle shoulder at the front and back; vertical ridges
- appear all around the outside; the bottom has the following embossed, "10273 // U.G.B."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-6 Box 2 Row A
- Temporary Location
- On display "Doctor's Treatment Room c1930" at Museum of Health Care 20 Feb 2016.
- Condition Remarks
- Bottle has no chips or cracks and shows only very minor wear; stopper has two very small chips
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Document
- Reference Comments
- See label from Dr. Chiong's exhibit formerly at Bracken Library; "Bottles" by Michael Polak,
- pp. 19 & 21
- Research Facts
- Poison bottle; odd embossing on the surface and shape, designed for easy identification in the
- home at night
Paine's Celery Compound
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- Dates
- 1872
- 1900
- circa 1872-1900
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 996001310
- Description
- Empty tall square amber glass bottle with long cylindrical neck with cork closure style, missing cork; tan paper label on the front and back which list product information as well as a drawing of celery bunch with a child peering out; sides are embossed with text for product name; back label lists …
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- Accession Number
- 996001310
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- Empty tall square amber glass bottle with long cylindrical neck with cork closure style, missing cork; tan paper label on the front and back which list product information as well as a drawing of celery bunch with a child peering out; sides are embossed with text for product name; back label lists usage directions in English and German.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M Chiong for his patent medicine collection, from Goodrich, USA, in Oct. 1993.
- Maker
- Wells, Richardson & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Burlington
- Site Made (State)
- Vermont
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1872
- 1900
- circa 1872-1900
- Material
- glass: brown
- paper: tan
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Embossed: "CELERY COMPOUND // PAINE'S"; printed on label: "CELERY // Compound // TRADE MARK REGISTERED // PAINE'S // CELERY // COMPOUND // A TRUE NERVE TONIC, // AN ACTIVE ALTERNATIVE, // A RELIABLE LAXATIVE, // AND DIURETIC // IT RESTORES STRENGTH, // RENEWS VITALITY, // PURIFIES THE BLOOD, // REGULATES THE KIDNEYS, // LIVER AND BOWELS // PRICE $1.00 // PREPARED BY // WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO. // SOLE PROPRIETORS. // BURLINGTON, VT."; back label lists directions in English and German: "DIRECTIONS FOR USING PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND. // [illeg] Should be graduated to suit the patient, enough being taken to act upon the bowels and keep // [illeg], but lessening the dose if it acts too strongly: for adults, from a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful // [illeg] water four times a day, before eating and at bed time; lessen the dose for children according to age. // [illeg] of Neuralgia and Rheumatism double the above dose for the first two days, and in severe and // obstinate cases, or in any disease complicated with Scrofula, add one-eighth ounce of Iodine of Potassium to // each bottle, then use the medicine faithfully."; repeats in German
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-1 Row D
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “Quack: The Exhibit that cures all” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 24.8 cm. x Width: 6.6 cm. x Depth: 6.6 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paper yellowed and minor stains overall; front label is in good condition, except for small loss at top left corner; back label is missing small sections from the upper left and lower right corners, with staining; most printing is legible; bottle without chips, cracks, or wear; missing cork
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "The Great American Medicine Show" by Armstrong & Armstrong, p. 166; "Bottles" by Michael Polak, pp. 19 & 21; "The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, pp. 32 & 50; "The Golden Age of Quackery" by Stewart H. Holbrook, pp. 52-57; "The Great American Fraud" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, pp. 16 & 17, Hudson's Bay Fall and Winter Catalogue, 1910-1911
- Research Facts
- Paine's Celery Compound first made in 1872; very popular in the 1890's; bottle likely made between 1860 and 1880.
- Contained 21% alcohol, also found in the U.S. (bottle Burlington, VT.), Wells & Richardson bought formula from Mrs. Paine, a Burlington, VT. widow; with natural ingredients of "celery extract, hops and coca" -- combination of cocaine and alcohol; Samuel Hopkins Adams put Paine's in the category of The Bracers (alcoholic stimulants)
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- Dates
- 1890
- 1950
- circa 1890 - 1950
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 018009004 a-c
- Description
- Semi-transparent octagonal based brown glass “Bynin” Amara bottle (a) with non-removable cylindrical tan cork closure, light green with black text rectangular cardboard box (b) and rectangular tan paper promotional leaflet (c); bottle has flat rectangular front and back walls with top arch; back wa…
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- Accession Number
- 018009004 a-c
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Drug Packaging -- container -- box and packet
- Drugs -- Non-Prescription
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- box
- MM= Drugs -- container -- bottle
- Constipation -- drug therapy
- Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter multi-purpose cures -- container
- MM= Digestive Disorders -- container
- MM= Drugs -- digestive disorders
- MM= Drugs -- digestive disorders -- container -- bottle
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container -- bottle
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- digestive disorders -- container
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- multi-purpose cures
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- multi-purpose cures -- container
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- headache remedies -- container
- Drugs -- advertisements
- Drugs -- pamphlet
- Drugs, Non-Prescription -- pamphlet
- Drugs, Non-Prescription, advertisements
- MM= Drug Packaging -- advertisements
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- advertisements
- Description
- Semi-transparent octagonal based brown glass “Bynin” Amara bottle (a) with non-removable cylindrical tan cork closure, light green with black text rectangular cardboard box (b) and rectangular tan paper promotional leaflet (c); bottle has flat rectangular front and back walls with top arch; back wall recessed; flat rectangular side walls recessed with company name embossed; round shoulders taper to short cylindrical neck and cylindrical unthreaded finish; octagonal push-up and circular mold mark on bottom; mold lines on sides from bottom to top and around neck; bottle is almost full of solid mass creating a heavy bottle; bottle has gold white, and black rectangular label with product information and dosages on front; box has product information on front, testimonials on right and left sides, and information for other products on back; promotional leaflet is one sheet folded into six sections with information for other products on both sides in black ink.
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a – bottle – Length 19.6 cm Width 6.9 cm Depth 4.3 cm
- b – box – Length 20.3 cm Width 7.8 cm Depth 5.3 cm
- c – leaflet – Length 15.1 cm Width 10.1 cm
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor.
- Maker
- The Allen & Hanburys Co. Limited
- Dates
- 1890
- 1950
- circa 1890 - 1950
- Date Remarks
- Box and leaflet have appearance though graphics and text styles to be circa 1890s, use of cork closures not common in non-alcoholic bottles after 1930s and the lable text style and lack of graphics appear from 1950s
- Material
- glass: brown
- paper: tan, light brown, white
- ink: black, yellow, light green
- cork: tan
- Inscriptions
- Printed on bottle label: “MALTED PHOSPHATES // WITH QUININE AND NUX VOMICA // “Bynin” Amara // COMPOSITION: // Quinine Phosphate 1 ½ gr. // Iron Phosphate 2 gr. // Nux Vomica Alkaloids equal to // Strychnine Phosphate 1 – 16 gr. // “Bynin” Liquid Malt 1 oz. // A modification of Easton’s Syrup (one fourth the strength) in // which the sugar in the ordinary preparation is replaced by the // flesh – forming nutritive and digestive constituents of BYNIN. // “BYNIN” Amara is a palatable and reliable tonic. It promotes // digestion, increases the appetite, braces up the nervous system, // strengthens the heart beat and circulation, combats anemia and // cachexia. (It is very serviceable in neuralgia and similar nerve // troubles.) // DOSE – A dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful in water // three times a day, with or immediately before food. // This preparation contains a small quantity of Nux Vomica and // must therefore, in conformity with the Pharmacy Act, be labeled // (Poison.) // SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING // MANUFACTURED BY // The Allen & Hanburys Co., Limited // NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. TORONTO, CAN. // Established London, England, 1715.”; stamped on top of bottle label in blue ink: “Net Contents 10 FL Ounces”; embossed on right and left sides: “ALLEN & HANBURYS”; printed on front of box: “TRADE MARK // A. D. 1715 // A Powerful Tonic // and Digestive // “Bynin” // TRADE MARK // Amara // MALTED PHOSPHATES // WITH QUININE AND NUX VOMICA. // ‘Bynin’ Amara is a combina- // tion of the Phosphates of Iron, Quinine and Strychnine, with the Active Malt Extract, ‘Bynin // It is an excellent // General Tonic // Allen & Hanburys Ltd., // Lombard Street, London, // AND AT // Vere St. Cavendish Square, London, W. // UNITED STATES : Niagara Falls, N. Y. // CANADA : Garrard Street East, Toronto. // AUSTRALASIA : Market St., Sydney. // SOUTH AFRICA : Smith Street, Durban. // COPYRIGHT // NET CONTENTS 10 OZS.”; printed on back of box: “SPECIAL // Malted Combinations // MANUFACTURED BY // Allen & Harburys Co., Ltd., // ‘Bynin,’ liquid malt. // ‘Bynin’ Amara // ‘Byno’ Chrismol // ‘Bynol,’ The ‘Allenburys’ Malt and Oil // ‘Byno Cascada’ // ‘Byno’ Haemoglobin // ‘Byno’ Hypophosphites // ‘Byno’ Phosphates // Allen & Hanburys Co., Ltd., // TORONTO, CANADA // (Established London, Eng., A. D. 1715.)”; printed on left side of box; “THE MEDICAL MAGAZINE writes : - “ ‘Bynin’ Amara is an excellent tonic and its power is // much increased by the nutritive and digestive qualities of that reliable form of Malt which this firm issue // under the name ‘Bynin.’ If ‘Bynin’ Amara proves as useful and as popular as ‘BYNO’ HYPOPHOS- // PHITES, Messrs. Allen and Hanburys must be congratulated on having added two most valuable // preparations to our Therapeutics.” “; printed on right side of box: “The LANCET writes: - “This excellent preparation is a distinct advance on Easton’s Syrup. // Not only does it contain the phosphates and iron, quinine and strychnine unimpaired, but the vehicle for // their palatable administration is, as our experiments have shown, a powerful digestive of farinaceous food. // This vehicle is ‘Bynin’, or Liquid Malt, which exhibits a powerful liquefying and converting action upon // starch. This formula is such as is admirably adapted for the administration of one of the best tonic // combinations known.”; titles printed at top of promotional booklet pages include: “ “Trade ‘BYNOL’ Mark // Cod-Liver Oil and Malt”; “Byno”- Phosphates // An Improved Chemical Food for Children”; “CHRISMOL // An Intestinal Lubricant”; “ ‘Allenbury’ // RUSKS (Malted)”; “The “Allenburys” // Diet // A Light Food // for General Use”; “Byno Chrismol // The “Allenbury’s Malt and Chrismol”
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010 (a-b)
- 0010-A (a-b)
- Storage Room 2005 (c)
- 2005-5-6 Binder E-9a (c)
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Minor discolouration along mouth of bottle; front label separating from bottle; minor discolouration and scratches to top of cork; top of box missing; large tear top corner on front of box; minor staining on proper left side of box; small white encrustations on front and proper right side of box; minor abrasion, tears, and areas of loss on edges of box; leaflet distorted and creased but stable; minor tears in edges of booklet; large tide marks and white encrustations on all pages
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Website
- Reference Comments
- “Tonic.” Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press, 2019. Accessed 5 June 2019.
- Peterson, John. “How to Date Antique Glass Bottles.” Our Pastimes, 2017. Accessed 5 June 2019.
- “Bottle Dating.” Society For Historical Archaeology, 2019. Accessed 5 June 2019.
- Research Facts
- Tonics were used to improve ones general well being and were said to improve many different medical conditions.
- “Bynin” Amara was marketed as an effective tonic capable of treating many different ailments; the label claims that it strengthens heart rate and circulation, relieves anemia and cachexia, imporves appetite, and treats nervous troubles; the formula contains strychnine and the required designation of “Poison” is printed on the label.
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Ackers Hygeia
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- Dates
- 1882
- 1920
- circa 1882-1920
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Hygiene
- Classification
- Ephemera
- Hygiene
- Home Health
- Accession Number
- 018012001
- Description
- Shallow promotional ceramic bowl for Ackers Hygeia, white with blue designs and lettering, and gold rim that has mostly chipped off; the edges of the bowl are scalloped, with blue transferware floral designs all the way around which come towards the centre of the bowl; in the centre, there is an il…
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- Accession Number
- 018012001
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Hygiene
- Classification
- Ephemera
- Hygiene
- Home Health
- Description
- Shallow promotional ceramic bowl for Ackers Hygeia, white with blue designs and lettering, and gold rim that has mostly chipped off; the edges of the bowl are scalloped, with blue transferware floral designs all the way around which come towards the centre of the bowl; in the centre, there is an illustration in blue inside a circle, across which a banner stretches reading "ACKERS HYGEIA"; in front of the banner is an illustration of a woman, the Greek goddess Hygeia, dressed in robes, holding a snake, and standing on a pedestal upon which more words are printed; the circle is backgrounded in lighter blue.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor.
- Maker
- Finley Acker & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Philadelphia
- Site Made (State)
- Pennsylvania
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1882
- 1920
- circa 1882-1920
- Date Remarks
- Based on the time in which Finley Acker & Co. existed
- Material
- ceramic: white
- ink: blue, gold
- Inscriptions
- Printed in middle of bowl: “ACKERS HYGEIA // HYGEIA // PURITY // TRADE // HYGEIA FLOUR // MARK // QUALITY”
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D2-8
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Circumference
- 44.6 cm
- Diameter
- 14.2 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Lightly cleaned
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Websites, books, illustrations.
- Reference Comments
- https://www.pennypost.org/pdf/farrell/Ackers_FarrellCollection.pdf
- https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/siris_arc_255514
- https://books.google.ca/books?id=kyQWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA151&lpg=PA151&dq=%22finley+acker+%26+co%22&source=bl&ots=_exq6DsqoX&sig=ACfU3U2ousTMAFMlgfcfQUv1Ua2nEhD26g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF9vWiwNfiAhUlnq0KHaqbA9QQ6AEwD3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22finley%20acker%20%26%20co%22&f=false
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/scavenger49/6753335531
- https://philly.newspapers.com/search/#query=ackers+hygeia
- https://newspaperarchive.com/philadelphia-inquirer-dec-28-1916-p-3/
- http://broughttolife.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/people/hygeia
- Research Facts
- Finley Acker & Co., makers of Ackers Hygeia, were large grocery stores in Philadelphia from 1882 until 1920. They specialized in teas, coffees, candies, cigars, and various food items including those given the name "Hygeia": flour, buckwheat, and "Snowdrift" (a cereal).
- Ackers Weekly was a publication sent out by the store every week to advertise products.
- Finley Acker & Co. became known and loved for their delivery system, reasonable prices, and quality of goods.
- The name "Hygeia" comes from the Greek goddess of health, and daughter of Asklepios, god of medicine. She is often depicted holding or feeding a snake, the symbol of Asklepios. In Greek, "Hygeia" means "soundness" or "wholeness", and health and hygiene were based around keeping the body sound and whole.
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- Dates
- 1879
- 1920
- circa 1879-1920
- Collection
- Dr. W. Ford Connell Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Respirology
- Accession Number
- 992054001 a-f
- Description
- Kerosene-fueled vaporizer c. 1880-1900 has original box with descriptions how to use, line drawing of item in use & lithograph of child sleeping & vaporizer on; ornate cast-iron stand is painted gold with attached metal receptacle on top to hold basin of medicine; kerosene fuel recommended; spare w…
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- Accession Number
- 992054001 a-f
- Collection
- Dr. W. Ford Connell Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Respirology
- MeSH Heading
- Nebulizers and Vaporizers
- Administration, Inhalation -- instrumentation
- MM= Nebulizers and Vaporizers -- vaporizer
- Description
- Kerosene-fueled vaporizer c. 1880-1900 has original box with descriptions how to use, line
- drawing of item in use & lithograph of child sleeping & vaporizer on; ornate cast-iron
- stand is painted gold with attached metal receptacle on top to hold basin of medicine;
- kerosene fuel recommended; spare wicks and new wick inserted in lamp; box is in poor condition;
- previously inside was completely covered in masking tape to hold loose pieces on.
- Travill Catalogue: "original cost 1.75; 1 scoop for dipping Cresolene out; extra wick;
- includes box with complete directions on use of this vaporizer; box repaired with masking
- tape 20 June 1984; note - Humidifier donated by Dr. W. Ford Connell"
- Number Of Parts
- 6
- Part Names
- a - box - Size: Length 16.5 cm. x Width 9.5 cm. x Depth 7.8 cm.
- b - stand - Size: Length 10.0 cm. x Diameter7.8
- c - lamp - Size: x Diameter5.0
- d - basin - Size: x Depth 1.3 cm. x Diameter7.3
- e - spare wick - Size: Length 10.0 cm. x Diameter0.2
- f - chimney - Size: Length 4.0 cm. x Diameter2.8
- Provenance
- Belonged to Dr. W. Ford Connell
- Maker
- Vapo-Cresolene Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1879
- 1920
- circa 1879-1920
- Date Remarks
- On box: "used since 1879..."; paper label has phone number exchange listed
- Material
- paper: yellow; black
- metal: dark grey; yellow
- glass: clear
- Inscriptions
- Vapo-Cresolene Co. // 62 Cortland Str., New York, N.Y., U.S.A.; paper label on bottom
- lists price in pencil: 175 // label states: Jury & Peacock // DISPENSING CHEMISTS //
- 185 PRINCESS ST. PHONE 343 // KINGSTON, ONT
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-H2-4
- Condition Remarks
- box falling apart; cleaning needed
- Exhibit History
- To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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hemaglobinometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1555
- Dates
- 1893
- 1910
- circa 1893-1910
- Collection
- Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- Accession Number
- 993004163 a-i
- Description
- Black boxed set of hemaglobinometer with all pieces; this model is older than the DARE model as dilution of blood with hydrochloric acid is required; less accurate; original instruction sheet enclosed.
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- Accession Number
- 993004163 a-i
- Collection
- Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- Description
- Black boxed set of hemaglobinometer with all pieces; this model is older than the DARE model as dilution of blood with hydrochloric acid is required; less accurate; original instruction sheet enclosed.
- Number Of Parts
- 9
- Part Names
- a - box - Size: Length 15.0 cm. x Width 8.8 cm. x Depth 3.9 cm.
- b - black scale - Size: Length 8.0 cm. x Width 5.3 cm. x Depth 3.2 cm.
- c - graduated tube - Size: Length 11.0 cm. x Diam. 0.7 cm.
- d - pipette - Size: Length 9.6 cm. x Diam. 0.7 cm.
- e - stir stick - Size: Length 13.6 cm. x Diam. 0.8 cm.
- f - vial with rubber - Size: Length 5.3 cm. x Diam. 0.8 cm.
- g - rubber tube/glass tube - Size: Length 13.0 cm. x Diam. 0.5 cm.
- h - brush - Size: Length 13.0 cm. x Diam. 1.0 cm.
- i - instruction sheet - Size: Length 14.0 cm. x Width 7.4 cm.
- Provenance
- Belonged to Dr. C.M. Bracken
- Maker
- Ingram & Bell Ltd.
- Site Made (City)
- Berlin
- Site Made (Country)
- Germany
- Dates
- 1893
- 1910
- circa 1893-1910
- Date Remarks
- date company established
- Material
- (a) pasteboard; paper: black; yellow; royal blue
- (b) composite; glass: black; yellow; white
- (c-e) glass: clear
- (f) rubber; glass: grey; clear
- (g) rubber; glass: orange; clear
- (h) metal: white; grey
- (i) paper; composite: tan; black
- Inscriptions
- Printed in gold on box top: "Haemometer // LEITZ // BERGMANN // BERLIN"; printed in black on glass tube/rubber tube: "Ingram & Bell Ltd. / B & R // 20 cmm"; embossed on black scale: "Bu. A Berlin"; printed in red on graduated tube: "100% = 13.8 GRAM Ingram & Bell Ltd."; printed on instruction sheet: "Instruction for use // for the B & A-Haemometer // with interchangeable colored glass rods // manufactured by: // Franz Bergmann K-G // former Franz Bergmann & Paul Altmann K-G // head office, Berlin / established 1893 // Berlin Hamburg Munchen Bad Soden/Ts. // Berlin-Zehlendorf, Seehofstrafe 15a"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-9
- Condition Remarks
- rubber tube stiffening; rubber cork crystallizing; #2: rubber deteriorating and stiff
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poison bottle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact5694
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- circa 1870-1899
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1968.2.2
- Description
- Glass bottle with cork, hexagonal shape, labelled "poison."
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- Accession Number
- 1968.2.2
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Poisons
- Description
- Glass bottle with cork, hexagonal shape, labelled "poison."
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. A.A. Track.
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1870
- 1899
- circa 1870-1899
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "late 19c."
- Material
- glass: blue
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- In raised lettering on the sides of the glass bottle: "POISON // DO NOT TAKE // USE WITH CAUTION"; "2 oz"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-8 Box 3 Row D
- Dimension Notes
- Length 11.3 cm x Width 4.0 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- The hexagonal shape is typical of poison bottles.
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