Accession Number

996001617

Collection

Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection

Category

Ephemera

Classification

Ephemera

MeSH Heading

Common Cold -- drug therapy -- advertisements

Drugs, Non-Prescription, advertisements

Drug Industry -- ephemera

Commerce -- ephemera

Correspondence, ephemera

Description

Used thick cardboard postcard from the National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Ltd.; front: address

and occupation handwritten in pencil and an imprinted orange-yellow 1c Canadian stamp; back:

framed by solid black line, left section has ad for "Dominion CBQ Tablets" with a policeman holding

up his hand; right has form letter, filled in in pencil

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg,

Limited

Maker

National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Ltd.

Site Made (City)

Hamilton

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1930

circa 1930

Date Remarks

Postmarked

Material

paper: black; orange-yellow

Inscriptions

Front: "H.F. Cant // Galt // Ont. // Druggist // SAVE TIME // USE AIR MAIL"; back: "EVERYTHING for

the DRUG TRADE // HAMILTON, ONT. // Dear Sir: // Our Mr. E.A. RITCHIE will have the // pleasure of

calling upon you about // Tuesday, April 22. // Any order entrusted to him will have prompt //

attention and be highly appreciated. // Yours truly, // NATIONAL DRUG & CHEMICAL CO. // OF CANADA,

LIMITED. // STOP // A COLD IN // A FEW HOURS // DOMINION // CBQ // TABLETS"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 2005

2005-5-6

Binder C

Dimension Notes

Length: 14.0 cm. x Width: 8.6 cm.

Condition Remarks

Quite age/sun discoloured; a lot of staining onto the front from the black ink on the back and

vice-versa; front: left bottom has a pink stain, bottom right has a small pink and red stain

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Other

JPG

Reference Comments

See 996.001.591-.593, .598, .607, .762, .763, .802; CD #8

Research Facts

Definitely, H.F. Cant is a Druggist; see 996.001.591-.593, .598, .607, .762 (Cant), .763, .802;

company of wholesale druggists from 1906-1930

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Accession Number

996001596

Collection

Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection

Category

Ephemera

Classification

Ephemera

MeSH Heading

Drugs, Non-Prescription, advertisements

Drug Industry -- ephemera

Commerce -- ephemera

Correspondence, ephemera

Description

Paper envelope for Vi-Tone Co.; front: ad for Vi-Tone, facsimile (blue) of man, woman and child reaching around the globe; back: flap, address and rust-coloured 3c Canadian stamp of George V; opened at top.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg Limited.

Maker

The Vi-Tone Co.

Site Made (City)

Hamilton

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1933

circa 1933

Date Remarks

Postmarked

Material

paper: black; blue; rust

Inscriptions

"VI-TONE // "CREATOR OF ENERGY" // "Preserver of Health" // VI-TONE CO. // HAMILTON, ONTARIO"; back: "P.O. BOX 356 // HAMILTON, CANADA"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 2005

2005-5-6 Binder C

Dimension Notes

Length: 16.5 cm. x Width: 9.5 cm.

Condition Remarks

Top edge is a little ragged; some age/sun discolouration; on the back are some long black streaks

Copy Type

Original

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