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- Dermatology
- Drug Therapy
pocket medicine case
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact12979
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Collection
- Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 997002433 a-k
- Description
- A rectangular double folded leather set of pocket pharmaceutical case (a) with leather loops to hold ten glass vials with metal screw-top caps (b-k) in two separate groups of six; missing two vials; all vials are empty; without labels; each section has two leather side flaps to contain contents; on…
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- Accession Number
- 997002433 a-k
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- vial
- Description
- A rectangular double folded leather set of pocket pharmaceutical case (a) with leather loops to hold ten glass vials with metal screw-top caps (b-k) in two separate groups of six; missing two vials; all vials are empty; without labels; each section has two leather side flaps to contain contents; once folded metal snap closure.
- Number Of Parts
- 11
- Part Names
- a - case - Size (folded): Length 10.7 cm x Width 9.1 cm x Depth 4.3 cm
- b - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- c - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- d - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- e - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- f - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- g - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- h - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- i - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- j - vial - Size: Length 7.7 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
- Provenance
- Donated by Dean Barry Smith, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University.
- Maker
- The J. F. Hartz Co. Limited
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Date Remarks
- Donor
- Material
- leather: black, brown
- glass: clear
- metal: grey, brown
- ink: yellow
- Inscriptions
- Printed on upper flap interior: " THE J. F. HARTZ Co., LIMITED // TORONTO"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-5
- Condition Remarks
- Leather worn on main exterior flap and edges; leather slightly hardened; minor green / blue corrosion on several metal caps; vial interiors contain powdery residue
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Document
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Previous Faculty of Medicine #: 997.001.968 a-k; CD #6
- Exhibit History
- On exhibit in the Friend - Vandewater Galler in Botterell Hall; removed January 27, 2010
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Pocket Manual of Thompson's Homoeopathic Remedies [homeopathic remedies booklet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15265
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- Accession Number
- 1975.11.1
- Description
- Pocket sized soft cover booklet with two staples closure and green paper cover with blue text and border design; handwritten formulae on back cover; includes numerous pharmaceutical preparations using homeopathic ingredients; 73 pages.
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- Accession Number
- 1975.11.1
- Author
- D. L. Thompson
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- Homeopathy
- MM= Drugs -- homeopathic and other sectarian medicines
- Archival
- Description
- Pocket sized soft cover booklet with two staples closure and green paper cover with blue text and border design; handwritten formulae on back cover; includes numerous pharmaceutical preparations using homeopathic ingredients; 73 pages.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Gordon B. White of Port Colborne, Ont.; used by Dr. White's father, Bishop White, as his travelling medicine case in China.
- Maker
- D. L Thompson
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Material
- paper: cream, green
- ink: black, blue
- Inscriptions
- On front cover: "Pocket Manual // of // THOMPSON'S // HOMOEOPATHIC // REMEDIES // Prepared By // D. L. THOMPSON // Homoeopathic Pharmacist // 394 Yonge St., Toronto 2, Ont. // 848a Dist. E // 844 Yonge Str."; on front page: "BUSINESS ESTABLISHED IN 1868 // THE // HOMOEOPATHIC // POCKET MANUAL // CONTAINING // PLAIN DIRECTIONS // FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE MOST COMMON // COMPLAINTS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS, // SHOWING THE USE OF THE MOST // POPULAR HOMOEOPATHIC // REMEDIES, // To which is added sections on the Bio-Chemic Treatment of // Disease with the Twelve Tissue Remedies and // Special Remedies of our own preparation. // D. L. THOMPSON // Chemist and Homoeopathic Pharmacist, // 394 yonge Street // Toronto 2"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder E pg 16 b
- Length
- 15.3 cm
- Width
- 10.8 cm
- Depth
- 0.3 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Surface shows wear and slightly grimy
- Copy Type
- original
- Research Facts
- Archival items originally numbered ai, aj and ak are catalogued separately as 1975.11.1, .3 and .4
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homeopathic remedies product brochure
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15266
- Dates
- 1920
- 1940
- circa 1920-1940
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- Accession Number
- 1975.11.3
- Description
- One sheet of paper folded in half with text on both sides in blue ink to create four panels provides information about homoeopathich ingredients available and their cost.
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- Accession Number
- 1975.11.3
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- Homeopathy
- MM= Drugs -- homeopathic and other sectarian medicines
- Archival
- Description
- One sheet of paper folded in half with text on both sides in blue ink to create four panels provides information about homoeopathich ingredients available and their cost.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Gordon B. White of Port Colborne, Ont.; used by Dr. White's father, Bishop White, as his travelling medicine case in China.
- Maker
- D. L. Thompson
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1920
- 1940
- circa 1920-1940
- Material
- paper: cream
- ink: blue
- Inscriptions
- On front cover: "An Outline of // Dr. Schuessler's Theory // of the // Twelve Tissue Remedies or Cell Salts // and the Practical Application Thereof"; inside: "A Guide to the chief indications and uses of the Twelve Tissue Remedies as recommended in text books on this system of medicine. // CALCAREA FLUOR. CALCAREA PHOS. CALCAREA SULPH FERRUM PHOS. // KALI MUR. KALI PHOS. KALI SULPH. MAGNESIA PHOS. // NATRUM MUR. NATRUM PHOS. NATURM SULPH SILICEA // These Cell Salts are prepared by D. L. Thompson, the largest and oldest Homoeopathic Pharmacal House in Canada"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder E pg 11 b
- Length
- 18.0 cm
- Width
- 16.0 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Measured folded
- Condition Remarks
- Surface shows wear and slightly grimy
- Copy Type
- original
- Research Facts
- Archival items originally numbered ai, aj and ak are catalogued separately as 1975.11.1, .3 and .4
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pocket medicine case
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7312
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- 1900-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1977.5.30
- Description
- A fold-up leather case holding 12 pill vials; snap closure; the vials are held in place by leather straps and have metal screw-on caps (one has a plastic cap); inside the case behind the vials are empty white envelopes and a list of drugs and their dosages.
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- Accession Number
- 1977.5.30
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- Description
- A fold-up leather case holding 12 pill vials; snap closure; the vials are held in place by leather straps and have metal screw-on caps (one has a plastic cap); inside the case behind the vials are empty white envelopes and a list of drugs and their dosages.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. T.W. Thompson, Nakomas, Florida.
- Maker
- J.F. Hartz
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- 1900-1930
- Material
- leather: black
- glass: clear
- metal: grey
- plastic: translucent
- paper: white
- Inscriptions
- Label on inside of case: "J.F. Hartz"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-5
- Dimension Notes
- Length 22.0 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
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medicine case
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6151
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1969.49.1 a-aw
- Description
- Black leather medicine case (aw) containing corked glass vials with and without paper labels set in fitted metal removable compartments; bottles are numbered from (a) to (av); some contain pills, matter or residue.
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- Accession Number
- 1969.49.1 a-aw
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- Description
- Black leather medicine case (aw) containing corked glass vials with and without paper labels set in fitted metal removable compartments; bottles are numbered from (a) to (av); some contain pills, matter or residue.
- Number Of Parts
- 49
- Part Names
- a - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- b - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- c - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- d - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- e - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- f - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- g - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- h - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- i - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- j - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm
- k - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- l - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- m - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- n - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- o - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- p - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- q - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- r - vial - Size: Length 14.0 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- s - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- t - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- u - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- v - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- w - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- x - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- y - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- z - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- aa - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ab - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ac - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ad - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ae - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- af - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ag - vial - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ah - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ai - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- aj - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ak - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- al - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- am - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- an - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ao - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ap - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- aq - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- ar - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- as - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- at - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- au - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- av - vial - Size: Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- aw - case - Size: Length 31.0 cm x Width 15.0 cm x Depth 17.0 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source unknown (possibly a Miss A. Smart).
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- circa 1900-1930
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "early 20c."
- Material
- leather: black
- cork: brown
- glass: clear
- paper: white
- metal: silver
- Inscriptions
- Most of the vials are labelled with their contents: (a) Glycerine; (b) Witch Hazel; (c) Friar's Balsam; (d) Listerine; (e) Listerine; (f) Turpentine; (g) Whiskey; (h) Boracic Acid Soln; (i) Lysoll [sic]; (k) Blandene; (m) Anna Marie's drops // 4 drops warm // every 4 hours // syringe; (n) – oil spray; (o) Green soap; (p) Wine of ipecac; (q) Cascara; (s) Camphor; (t) Lanoline; (u) '77'; (v) Zinc oxide; (w) Magnesia tablets; (x) Mentholatum; (y) tar ointment; (z) Pill alophen; (aa) aspirin 5 . grs.; (ab) cascara sagrada; (ac) arnica; (ag) Pulsitella for styes.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A7-12
- Condition Remarks
- The contents of many of the vials had leaked and stained and corroded the metal compartments and the case itself; active corrosion--i.e. verdigris--visible on the metal corners and lock. NOTE: Store with handle up.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
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Resolyptol ointment
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7623
- Dates
- 1920
- 1950
- 1920-1950
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Dermatology
- Accession Number
- 1979.21.55
- Description
- A squat glass jar with a metal screw-on lid contains a black, oily substance; yellowed paper label.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.21.55
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Dermatology
- MeSH Heading
- Dermatology
- Poison Ivy Dermatitis -- drug therapy
- Burns -- drug therapy
- MM= Drugs, Topical
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- jar
- Description
- A squat glass jar with a metal screw-on lid contains a black, oily substance; yellowed paper label.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. J.A. McArthur, Blackstock Dispensary, Blackstock, Ont.
- Maker
- H. Powell Chemical Co., Manufacturing Chemists
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1920
- 1950
- 1920-1950
- Date Remarks
- Valve mark on base of bottle indicates use of a "press and blow" machine, which was in use in the first half of the 20th century; metal screw-on cap indicates a creation date after 1920
- Material
- glass: clear
- metal: brown
- ointment: black
- paper: yellow, black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "OINTMENT // RESOLYPTOL // Used as an antiphlogistic in olysipelas, and as a dressing for burns and scalds. // Poison Ivy // THE // H. POWELL CHEMICAL CO. // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS // TORONTO"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-8 Row A
- Dimension Notes
- Length 8.5 cm x Diam. 6.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Lid and label worn in some areas.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Lindsey, Bill. Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website. 2010. Society for Historical Archaeology and Bureau of Land Management.
- Research Facts
- For the treatment of burns, poison ivy; from the Blackstock Dispensary, built in 1876; practising physicians in the dispensary: Dr. John Montgomery 1876-1882; Dr. Auron J. Campbell 1882-1888; Dr. Wm. A Fish 1888-1901; Dr. John McCullough 1901-1906; Dr. Robert B. Harris 1906-1908; Dr. Archibald McArthur 1908-1925; Dr. John A. McArthur 1919-1966.
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pocket medicine case
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7652
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- 1900-1930
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1979.29.1 a-k
- Description
- A leather pocketbook-type case with a snap fastener contains 10 glass drug vials with aluminum screw-on caps; three vials contain remnants of drug; one vial has graduations with measured doses in dessert spoon and teaspoons; (g) has a small vial inside the larger, unlabelled vial; (j) is dessert sp…
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- Accession Number
- 1979.29.1 a-k
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- vial
- Description
- A leather pocketbook-type case with a snap fastener contains 10 glass drug vials with aluminum screw-on caps; three vials contain remnants of drug; one vial has graduations with measured doses in dessert spoon and teaspoons; (g) has a small vial inside the larger, unlabelled vial; (j) is dessert spoon and teaspoon measuring vial--max. 2 dessert spoons or 4 teaspoons; handwritten labels on most of them to identify contents.
- Number Of Parts
- 11
- Part Names
- a-i - vials - Size: Length 85.0 mm x Diam. 18.0 mm
- k - case - Size: Length 1.9 cm x Width 0.9 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. H. Savage of Toronto.
- Maker
- J.F. Hartz Co. (?)
- Site Made (Country)
- USA / Canada
- Dates
- 1900
- 1930
- 1900-1930
- Date Remarks
- Original record had "early 20c."
- Material
- leather: brown
- paper: yellowed; brown
- glass: clear
- metal: grey
- Inscriptions
- (a) "Aspirin 5 gr."; (b) "Boracic acid"; (c) "Sal. Hepatica"; (d) "Saluital" (?); (e) "Aconite & Iodine"; (g) "Campho-Phenique"; (h) samples? "Throat lozenges"; (i) "Anti-Grippe no. 3 Harty & Co.".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-6
- Condition Remarks
- Two glass vials cracked and broken at bottom.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Pill case belonged to donor's uncle, who practised as a dentist at the turn of the century.
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medication cup
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8154
- Dates
- 1900
- 1950
- 1900-1950
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- General Treatment
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1981.26.10
- Description
- An enamel cup tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at the base; blue trim around the lip.
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- Accession Number
- 1981.26.10
- Classification
- General Treatment
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- An enamel cup tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at the base; blue trim around the lip.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Howard Alexander Lowrie of Toronto.
- Maker
- Kockums
- Site Made (Country)
- Sweden
- Dates
- 1900
- 1950
- 1900-1950
- Material
- enamel: white; blue
- Inscriptions
- "Kockums, Sweden"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D3-9
- Dimension Notes
- Length 5.0 cm x Diam. 5.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Stained.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- From Dr. Lowrie's 62-year Toronto practice.
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medicine case
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8161
- Dates
- 1900
- 1950
- 1900-1950
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1981.26.4 a-l
- Description
- A rectangular rigid black leather pill case (l) with 20 leather loop holders for pill bottles; there are 11 pill bottles (a-k) with aluminum screw tops; each contains pills and has a paper label affixed.
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- Accession Number
- 1981.26.4 a-l
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Description
- A rectangular rigid black leather pill case (l) with 20 leather loop holders for pill bottles; there are 11 pill bottles (a-k) with aluminum screw tops; each contains pills and has a paper label affixed.
- Number Of Parts
- 12
- Part Names
- a-k - pill bottles - Size: Length 7.5 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
- l - case - Size: Length 26.0 cm x Width 8.5 cm x Depth 6.0 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Howard Alexander Lowrie of Toronto.
- Dates
- 1900
- 1950
- 1900-1950
- Material
- leather: black; brown
- glass: clear
- metal: silver
- paper: white
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Typed on paper labels: (a) "Pheno-codeine"; (b) "Coramine"; (c) "Phenalone"; (e) "Ephedrine & nembutal"; (f) "Penobarb grs. 1 1/2"; (g) "Nebutol grs. 1 1/2"; (h) "Soneryl grs. 1 1/2"; (i) "Pagenan Grs. 7 1/2"; (j) "Phenobarb Grs. 1 1/2"; (k) "Aspirin Grs. 2"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-5
- Condition Remarks
- Holding straps broken.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- From Dr. Lowrie's 62-year Toronto practice. The Pagenan (i) was the first sulphonilamide, early 1940s.
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Vaseline Camphor Ice
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15246
- Dates
- 1936
- 1955
- circa 1936-1955
- Collection
- Tumak Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment
- Dermatology
- Home Health
- Pharmacy, Dermatology
- Accession Number
- 015011010 a-b
- Description
- Cylindrical metal container (a) of Vaseline Camphor Ice; the title is printed horizontally on the container in white on a blue oval background surrounded by a yellow band; outside of this background is a crosshatched pattern in blue and yellow; the manufacturing information and quantity are printed…
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- Accession Number
- 015011010 a-b
- Collection
- Tumak Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Treatment
- Dermatology
- Home Health
- Pharmacy, Dermatology
- Description
- Cylindrical metal container (a) of Vaseline Camphor Ice; the title is printed horizontally on the container in white on a blue oval background surrounded by a yellow band; outside of this background is a crosshatched pattern in blue and yellow; the manufacturing information and quantity are printed in blue on yellow rectangular backgrounds, and the uses of the product are listed in English and French in white print on a blue oval background with a yellow band around it; the cap (b) is rounded and has blue and white stripes around it, and on top the name of the product is printed in white on a blue background; the bottom of the cylinder is hollow for about two centimetres, the rest of the tube is blocked by a circle of white plastic with the remnants of blue lettering on one side; this is meant to be pushed up through the tube to allow the vaseline to come out on the other end; removable cap shows semi-opaque creamy solid product.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - base
- b - cap
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor.
- Maker
- Chesebrough Manufacturing Co. Consolidated
- Site Made (City)
- Montreal
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1936
- 1955
- circa 1936-1955
- Date Remarks
- Based on the date "Vaseline Camphor Ice" was trademarked in Canada and on the year that Chesebrough merged with Pond's Extract Company to form Chesebrough-Ponds Inc.
- Material
- metal: grey
- ink: blue, white, yellow
- plastic: white
- Inscriptions
- Printed on canister: "TRADE Vaseline MARK // CAMPHOR ICE // VASELINE IS THE TRADE MARK IDENTIFYING ALL PRODUCTS MADE BY // CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO., CONS'D AND IS REGISTERED IN CANADA, THE // UNITED STATES AND MOST OF THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. // NET 1 1/8 OZ. // MADE IN CANADA // For // CHAPPED HANDS & LIPS, // SUN & WIND BURN, ROUGH SKIN. // POUR LES MAINS ET LÈVRES // GERCÉES, PEAU RUDE, ETC. // CHESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING CO. CONSOLIDATED // NEW YORK & MONTREAL"; printed on cap: "Vaseline // TRADE MARK // CAMPHOR // ICE".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-6 Row E
- Length
- 9.1 cm
- Diameter
- 2.4 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Minor dents near base and in the title word "Camphor"; minor scratching/paint chipping,
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Websites, book, journal
- Reference Comments
- "Vaseline: from trade mark to noun", The Pharmaceutical Journal, 16 DEC 2008: https://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/comment/vaseline-from-trade-mark-to-noun/10043789.article?firstPass=false
- "Vaseline Camphor Ice" in The Era Formulary: 5000 Formulas for Druggists, compiled and edited by The Pharmaceutical Era, Detroit, Michigan, D. O. Haynes & Company, 1893, pg. 171: https://books.google.ca/books?id=FxxKAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
- "VASELINE CAMPHOR ICE FOR CHAPPED HANDS & LIPS, SUN & WIND BURN, ROUGH SKIN TRADE MARK CHESEBROUGH-PONDS INC. - Trademark Details", Justia Trademarks: https://trademarks.justia.com/713/71/vaseline-camphor-ice-for-chapped-hands-lips-sun-wind-burn-rough-skin-trade-mark-chesebrough-ponds-inc-71371908.html
- WebMD, "Camphor": https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-709/camphor
- rubylane, Lake Girl Vintage, Item ID: lgv6368: https://www.rubylane.com/item/700271-lgv6368/Vaseline-Camphor-Ice-Tin-Vintage-Unused
- Research Facts
- In "The Era Formulary" of 1893, the recipe for Vaseline Camphor Ice was listed as follows: 5 ounces of white wax, 2 ounces of paraffin, 8 ounces of Vaseline, 2 ounces of Camphor, 2 ounces of Gylcerine. Melt the first three, add the camphor, and when dissolved, the glycerine. Mix thoroughly and pour into suitable molds.
- The white plastic piece inside the tube once contained the words "PUSH HERE" in blue ink.
- Originally, camphor was made from the distilled bark and wood of the camphor tree, but is today made chemically from turpentine oil. Camphor is often today used on the skin or inhaled, but doctors warn against injesting it, as it can cause serious side-effects or death. Camphorated oil has not been sold in the United States since the 1980s because of safety concerns, but it can still be purchased without a prescription in Canada.
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