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Wellcome Tincture of Digitalis
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2239
- Dates
- 1914
- circa 1914
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 996001160
- Description
- Square amber glass bottle; paper labels on two sides of bottle; one label is much longer than the other; cylindrical neck with cork stopper.
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- Accession Number
- 996001160
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- MeSH Heading
- Digitalis
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Square amber glass bottle; paper labels on two sides of bottle; one label is much longer than the other; cylindrical neck with cork stopper.
- 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
- Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- London
- Site Made (Country)
- England
- Dates
- 1914
- circa 1914
- Material
- glass: amber
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- Wellcome // Tincture of // Digitalis // British Pharmacopoeia 1914 // Poison // Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. // London (Eng.) // 16 Fl. oz. (455 cc.)"; "Wellcome Chem Works" embossed in glass on bottom of bottle
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-2 Row B
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 21.2 cm. x Width: 6.6 cm. x Depth: 6.6 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paper labels are discoloured and very brittle; appears to be deposits on interior of bottle
- Copy Type
- Original
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digitalin hypodermic tablets
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact4277
- Dates
- 1935
- 1945
- circa 1935-1945
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 000001451 a-e
- Description
- Three plastic tubes (b-d) filled with digitalin hypodermic tablets stopped with corks and sealed with shrink-wrapped plastic inside a cardboard box (a) separated by a sheet of cardboard folded to form a divider (e); tubes have a paper label on the front, as does the box; box has a round fluorescent…
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- Accession Number
- 000001451 a-e
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- MeSH Heading
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Description
- Three plastic tubes (b-d) filled with digitalin hypodermic tablets stopped with corks and sealed with shrink-wrapped plastic inside a cardboard box (a) separated by a sheet of cardboard folded to form a divider (e); tubes have a paper label on the front, as does the box; box has a round fluorescent sticker on the back.
- Number Of Parts
- 5
- Part Names
- a - box - Size: Length 7.5 cm x Width 3.6 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
- b - tube - Size: Length 7.3 cm x Diam. 0.7 cm
- c - tube - Size: Length 7.3 cm x Diam. 0.7 cm
- d - tube - Size: Length 7.3 cm x Diam. 0.7 cm
- e - divider (unfolded) - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 6.4 cm
- Provenance
- Collected by Parke-Davis.
- Maker
- Parke, Davis & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Walkerville
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1935
- 1945
- circa 1935-1945
- Material
- cardboard: cream; red; beige
- plastic: translucent yellow
- cork: beige
- paper: white; red; black
- Inscriptions
- (a) Front: "100 1943 // HYPODERMIC // TABLETS // No. 9 // [illeg. handwritten text] // DIGITALIN // 1/100 GRAIN // NOTE – Subject to deterioration by // age through spontaneous decomp- // osition of active ingredient // POISON // C758864 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONT. "; bottom: "HYPODERMIC TABLETS // No. 9 // DIGITALIN // 1/100 GRAIN"; back: "43 [handwritten on sticker]"; (b-d) "No. 9 // HYPODERMIC TABLETS // DIGITALIN 1/100 GRAIN // NOTE – Subject to deterioration by age thro- // ugh spontaneous decomposition of // active ingredient. C758864 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // POISON"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-4 Row C
- Condition Remarks
- Box is yellowing, dirty, and scuffed; label is peeling; labels on tubes yellowing; no apparent problems with divider.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Document
- Reference Comments
- Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System
- Exhibit History
- May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit
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- Dates
- 1940
- 1945
- circa 1940-1945
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 000001512 a-b
- Description
- A rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with a threaded metal cap (b); contains digitalin hypodermic tablets; bottle has a paper label on three sides, and is wrapped in translucent paper that has been torn off at shoulder level on the bottle; there is a fluorescent orange sticker and a rectangular whi…
- Accession Number
- 000001512 a-b
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Description
- A rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with a threaded metal cap (b); contains digitalin hypodermic tablets; bottle has a paper label on three sides, and is wrapped in translucent paper that has been torn off at shoulder level on the bottle; there is a fluorescent orange sticker and a rectangular white sticker on the wrapper
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - bottle
- b - cap
- Provenance
- Collected by Parke-Davis
- Maker
- Parke, Davis & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Walkerville
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1940
- 1945
- circa 1940-1945
- Date Remarks
- Based on lot number
- Material
- metal: black
- glass: brown
- paper: blue; red; white; black; orange
- Inscriptions
- Top: "100 H.T. No. 9 // DIGITALIN // 1/100 GRAIN // (0.00065 Gm.) // C767559 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; right side: "NOTE – Subject to deterior- // ation by age through spon- // taneous decomposition of // active ingredient."; left side: "HYPODERMIC TABLETS // POISON"; back: "X E [illeg.] // 10"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-4 Box 3 Row E
- Length
- a - 5.7 cm
- Width
- a - 2.2 cm
- Depth
- a - 1.7 cm b - 1.0 cm
- Diameter
- b - 2.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Paper wrapper is torn down the left side; 0.4-cm tear in label on left side; no apparent problems with cap
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Document
- Reference Comments
- Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 1970.10.1
- Description
- Clear glass vial with a metal screw top half-filled with brownish colour coated flaat circular tablets; prescription label wih hand written directions and dosages.
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- Accession Number
- 1970.10.1
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Description
- Clear glass vial with a metal screw top half-filled with brownish colour coated flaat circular tablets; prescription label wih hand written directions and dosages.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Misses Maud and Bata Fraser via Dr. G. Allan Pengelly, Willowdale, Ont.; used by Dr. John Bell Fraser (1855-1938) who practised in Brockville for one year.
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Material
- glass: clear
- metal: brown
- drugs: brown
- Inscriptions
- Label has: "Heart Tablets (Digitalis) [handwritten]" and "DIRECTIONS" followed by handwritten directions and dosages.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-4 Box 1
- Dimension Notes
- Length 8.1 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- Condition Remarks
- The label is not well glued to the vial; #2: no chips or cracks in the glass; the lid is discoloured with a black sheen but no active corrosion; the label is yellowed and stained, but firmly affixed to the glass; pills appear whole.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Exhibit History
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre - July 2002; on display in "When Medicine Met Science" exhibit, Ann Baillie Building, April 29, 2003
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digitalin compound
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7816
- Dates
- 1890
- 1910
- 1890-1910
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.202
- Description
- A flattened brown glass bottle closed with a cork and with a paper label affixed to one side; shoulders angle in sharply and are rounded; narrow neck; 1/4 full of contents.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.202
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Description
- A flattened brown glass bottle closed with a cork and with a paper label affixed to one side; shoulders angle in sharply and are rounded; narrow neck; 1/4 full of contents.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Maker
- Charles E. Frosst & Co.
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1890
- 1910
- 1890-1910
- Material
- glass: amber
- cork: brown
- paper: brown; black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "Digitalin Compound // Elixir No. 23"; "This combination of valuable Heart Tonics will be found most useful in case of Heart Disease, Pneumonia, [illeg.], any condition where collapse or heart failure is feared."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- Length
- 19.2
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Depth
- 4.9 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Bottle one-quarter full of contents; label coloured with age; #2: bottle is dusty; label is darkened but still legible and fully affixed to the glass; cork is whole; no chips or cracks in the glass; label torn in the centre, approx. 0.3 cm in diameter.
- 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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Lily of the Valley Root
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7860
- Dates
- 1880
- 1910
- circa 1880-1910
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 1980.18.243
- Description
- A square-based glass bottle with rounded shoulders, a narrow neck ending in a lip, and closed with a cork; a paper label; 2/3 full of dark liquid.
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- Accession Number
- 1980.18.243
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Description
- A square-based glass bottle with rounded shoulders, a narrow neck ending in a lip, and closed with a cork; a paper label; 2/3 full of dark liquid.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
- Dates
- 1880
- 1910
- circa 1880-1910
- Material
- glass: clear
- cork: brown
- paper: brown
- Inscriptions
- On label: "Ext. Convallaria Maj. Fl. Lily of the Valley Root // Dose: one to five minims"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-4 Box 4 Row B
- Length
- 10.5 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Depth
- 3.5 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Cardiac stimulant and diuretic; similar to digitalis in action.
- Convallaria majalis, commonly known as lily-of-the-valley, is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial that that typically forms an indefinitely-spreading ground cover to 8-12” tall.
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digitalis folium
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact12346
- Dates
- 1930
- 1940
- circa 1930-1940
- Collection
- Dr. Sam Cronk Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 999014009 a-b
- Description
- An empty cylindrical amber glass bottle (a); distinct moulded lip and moulded screw threadings; paper label on front of bottle; closure by round plastic screw cap (b).
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- Accession Number
- 999014009 a-b
- Collection
- Dr. Sam Cronk Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Description
- An empty cylindrical amber glass bottle (a); distinct moulded lip and moulded screw threadings; paper label on front of bottle; closure by round plastic screw cap (b).
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - bottle - Size: Length 21.5 cm x Diam. 29.5 cm
- b - cap - Size: Depth 1.2 cm x Diam 17.7 cm
- Provenance
- Owned by Dr. Sam Cronk of Belleville, Ontario.
- Maker
- Ayerst
- Site Made (City)
- Montreal
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1930
- 1940
- circa 1930-1940
- Material
- glass: amber
- plastic: black
- paper: tan
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "1000 Ayerst 1000 // DRY POWDER CAPSULE // No. 313 // DIGITALIS FOLIUM // PYHSIOLOGICALLY TESTED // 15 MINIMS // Tincture of Digitalis C.F. // Made in Canada // AYERST, McKENNA & HARRISION // Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemists // MONTREAL CANADA"; embossed on bottom: "9 // 950 // D // 8366".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010 A
- Condition Remarks
- Label faded; minor white paint flecks on glass.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Queens Senate Medical School Scholarships Web site; The Canadian Encyclopedia 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 first pharmaceutical company in Canada was established in Toronto in 1879 by E.B. Shuttleworth.
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Digifoline ampoules
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7355
- Dates
- 1925
- 1935
- circa 1925-1935
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 1977.8.27
- Description
- A cardboard box containing physician sample box of two glass ampoules of Digifoline.
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- Accession Number
- 1977.8.27
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Description
- A cardboard box containing physician sample box of two glass ampoules of Digifoline.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J. W. Scott.
- Maker
- CIBA
- Site Made (City)
- Basle
- Site Made (Country)
- Switzerland
- Dates
- 1925
- 1935
- circa 1925-1935
- Material
- cardboard: white; yellow; black; red
- glass
- Inscriptions
- On box is printed: "2 // sterile ampoules // 1.1 c.c. // DIGIFOLINE // T.M. Reg. // "CIBA" // POISON // TRADE MARK // Registered // [inside a box shape: One c.c. represents 0.1 gm. // (1 1/2 grains) of digitalis // leaves standardised by the // Focke method] // SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL // INDUSTRY IN BASLE // (Switzerland) // Sale Representatives: // CIBA COMPANY, Ltd // MONTREAL"; printed at an angle across the above: "Complimentary Package"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-3 Row C
- Dimension Notes
- Length 7.3 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
- Condition Remarks
- There is a tear in the box's top
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Comments
- https://www.jpharmsci.org/article/S0898-140X(15)37211-6/pdf
- https://www.texasheart.org/heart-health/heart-information-center/topics/digitalis-medicines/
- Research Facts
- Digifoline is a product made of digitalis leaves.
- administered orally, rectally, or injected intravenously or intramuscularly
- treats congestive heart failure; treats heart rhythm problems; increases blood flow; reduce swelling; - digitalis derivative, same uses as digitalis
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- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 000001083
- Description
- Cylindrical amber-coloured (plastic?) container stopped with a cork; label on cylinder and on cork; contains four compressed hypodermic tablets.
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- Accession Number
- 000001083
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- MeSH Heading
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Description
- Cylindrical amber-coloured (plastic?) container stopped with a cork; label on cylinder and on cork; contains four compressed hypodermic tablets.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Collected by Parke-Davis.
- Maker
- Parke, Davis
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Material
- plastic (?): amber
- paper: red; brown; beige; black
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- "HYPODERMATIC TABLETS // No. 100. // C 153168 // Digitalin, pure, 1-60 gr. // PARKE, DAVIS & CO."; top: "PAR [illeg.] // DAVI [illeg.] // [illeg.]"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-4 Box 3
- Dimension Notes
- Length 7.4 cm x Diam. 0.8 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label on cylinder is yellowed and wrinkled; label on cork is abraded; otherwise sound
- Copy Type
- Original
- Exhibit History
- On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 000001084
- Description
- Cylindrical amber-coloured container stopped with a cork; paper label surrounds cylinder; contains 12 round compressed hypodermic tablets.
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- Accession Number
- 000001084
- Collection
- Parke-Davis Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Cardiology
- MeSH Heading
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Description
- Cylindrical amber-coloured container stopped with a cork; paper label surrounds cylinder; contains 12 round compressed hypodermic tablets.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Collected by Parke-Davis.
- Maker
- Parke, Davis
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Material
- plastic (?): amber
- paper: cream; red; black
- cork: light brown
- Inscriptions
- "25 [illeg.] ERMIC TABLETS // DIGITALIN 1/100 GRAIN // Note - Subject to deterioration by age thro- // ugh spontaneous decomposition of // active ingredient. // C765952 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // POISON // No. 9"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-4 Box 3
- Dimension Notes
- Length 7.1 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Label on cylinder is yellowed and abraded; cork is broken; otherwise sound
- Copy Type
- Original
- Exhibit History
- On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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