- All Records
- Basel
- Dates
- 1904
- 1914
- circa 1904-1914
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1981.28.3
- Description
- An amber glass d-isoleucin bottle, cylindrical with small, rounded shoulders and a neck almost as wide as the body; stopped with a cork bound with a parchmant cover and a fine string; contains 1 gm. of a white powder; has a paper label.
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- Accession Number
- 1981.28.3
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- An amber glass d-isoleucin bottle, cylindrical with small, rounded shoulders and a neck almost as wide as the body; stopped with a cork bound with a parchmant cover and a fine string; contains 1 gm. of a white powder; has a paper label.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J.W. Scott, Dept. Physiology, University of Toronto
- Maker
- F. Hoffman-LaRoche & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Basel
- Site Made (State)
- Basel-Stadt
- Site Made (Country)
- Switzerland
- Dates
- 1904
- 1914
- circa 1904-1914
- Date Remarks
- Isoleucine first isolated in 1904; donor's remarks
- Material
- glass: brown
- paper: brown, blue
- ink: black
- fabric: brown, white
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "S // 1 g // d-Isoleucin // S.A. F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE & CO. A.G. // B305790 // MADE IN SWITZERLAND // 11628"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-6
- Dimension Notes
- Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 2.3 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
Images
- Dates
- 1914
- circa 1914
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 1981.28.2
- Description
- Amber glass bottle which narrows slightly from shoulder to heel; half-full of white iridescent powder flakes; cork stopper; two applied paper labels at front.
- Accession Number
- 1981.28.2
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Amber glass bottle which narrows slightly from shoulder to heel; half-full of white iridescent powder flakes; cork stopper; two applied paper labels at front.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J.W. Scott, Dept. of Physiology, University of Toronto.
- Maker
- F. Hoffman-LaRoche & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Basel
- Site Made (State)
- Basel-Stadt
- Site Made (Country)
- Switzerland
- Dates
- 1914
- circa 1914
- Date Remarks
- Donor's remarks
- Material
- glass: brown
- paper: brown, blue, black
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "10 g // L-Leucin // S. A. F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE & CO. A.G. // B307125 // MADE IN SWITZERLAND // 11628"; embossed on base of bottle: "60"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-6
- Temporary Location
- On-site exhibit: "Trench Menders: Health Care in the First World War," 25 Feb, 2015.
- Dimension Notes
- Length 11.5 cm x Diam. 4.0 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Leucine (symbol Leu or L) is an essential amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Leucine is an a-amino acid.
portable direct writing electrocardiograph
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6200
- Dates
- 1930
- 1939
- circa 1930-1939
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 1969.6.1
- Description
- A large case divided into two partitions; one half given to a control panel with a plastic top: on/off switch, three controls, milliampmeter, and flexible cables; battery powered; writing instrument in a sliding compartment at the side; three electrode clamps (one missing).
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- Accession Number
- 1969.6.1
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Cardiology
- Description
- A large case divided into two partitions; one half given to a control panel with a plastic top: on/off switch, three controls, milliampmeter, and flexible cables; battery powered; writing instrument in a sliding compartment at the side; three electrode clamps (one missing).
- Part Names
- case - Size: Length 54.0 cm x Width 33.0 cm x Depth 23.0 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; owned by Dr. A.J. Kerwin of Toronto.
- Maker
- Wissenag
- Site Made (City)
- Basel
- Site Made (Country)
- Switzerland
- Dates
- 1930
- 1939
- circa 1930-1939
- Material
- plastic: light brown
- wood: brown
- metal: black; silver
- Inscriptions
- On a plate fastened to the inside of the box lid: "WISSENAG BASEL // PETERSGRABEN 33"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-I1-4
- Condition Remarks
- Damaged; #2: leatherette is peeling off the case; the plastic inside is cracked and broken.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
- Research Facts
- Used for direct recording by pen and ink.
Images
Sphygmograph recording paper box
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact6901
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Cardiology
- Accession Number
- 1976.5.5
- Description
- A cylindrical cardboard box with a lid containing a roll of recording paper.
1 image
- Accession Number
- 1976.5.5
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Cardiology
- Description
- A cylindrical cardboard box with a lid containing a roll of recording paper.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Austin, administrator, Dept. of Pathology, Banting Institute; belonged to Dr. O. Klotz, chairman of the pathology labs at Banting Institute during the 1930s.
- Maker
- A. G. James Jaquet
- Site Made (City)
- Basel
- Site Made (Country)
- Switzerland
- Material
- paper: white
- cardboard: brown
- Inscriptions
- On top of box lid: "Fabrik für wissenshaftliche chronometrie // [fancy logo] // A.G. James Jaquet // Basel (Schweiz) // [two small squares] // Sphygmotonographe, Sphygmocardiographe, // Sphygmochronographe, // Graphische Chronometer, // Chronoscope. // etc. // und Präzisionsmechanik"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-E6-7
- Dimension Notes
- Length 7.4 cm x Diam. 10.8 cm
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #UHN
Images
