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- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
100,000,000 Guinea Pigs [reference book]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2941
- Dates
- 1935
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Accession Number
- 996001904
- Description
- Hard cover paper book with paper cover, inside tells all of the products which are dangerous and useless.
3 images
- Accession Number
- 996001904
- Author
- Arthur Kallet and F. J. Schlink
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- MeSH Heading
- Medicine, Traditional
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- Description
- Hard cover paper book with paper cover, inside tells all of the products which are dangerous and useless.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, in 1990.
- Maker
- The Vanguard Press (publisher); H. Wolff Estate (printer)
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1935
- Date Remarks
- Latest publishing date
- Material
- paper: black; yellow
- Inscriptions
- "100,000,000 // GUINEA // PIGS // Dangers in Everyday Foods, // Drugs, and Cosmetics // By // ARTHUR KALLET // Consumer's Research // and // F.J. SCHLINK // Consumer's Research // Co-author with ..."; etc.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-4
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 19.7 cm. x Width: 14.1 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some age/sun discolouration and dirt; paper cover is bent and torn, and held by piece of tape along top binding
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
1922 Parke, Davis catalogue [pharmaceutical supplies catalogue]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2950
- Dates
- 1922
- 1923
- circa 1922-1923
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Accession Number
- 996001913
- Description
- Paper and cloth paper (cover) catalogue from Parke, Davis and Co.; contains listings and prices for their many pharmaceutical compounds; price change "A" inside front cover.
2 images
- Accession Number
- 996001913
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Publications
- Description
- Paper and cloth paper (cover) catalogue from Parke, Davis and Co.; contains listings and prices for their many pharmaceutical compounds; price change "A" inside front cover.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, in Oct. 1994.
- Maker
- Parke, Davis & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Walkerville
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1922
- 1923
- circa 1922-1923
- Date Remarks
- Revised date
- Material
- paper: white
- fabric: tan; grey
- Inscriptions
- "1922 // CATALOGUE // 1923 // PARKE, DAVIS // & COMPANY. // WALKERVILLE, ONT. // MONTREAL, QUE. // WINNIPEG, MAN."; inside: "1922-23 // COMPLETE CATALOGUE // OF THE PRODUCTS OF ..."; etc.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-4
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 22.0 cm. x Width: 15.1 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Mild age/sun discolouration; some staining, creasing, and a little worn, especially the binding edges
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
Abbott's Disco No. 1 Tablets [advertising postcard]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2653
- Dates
- 1936
- circa 1936
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Ephemera
- Communication
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Ephemera
- Communication
- Accession Number
- 996001616
- Description
- Used thick paper postcard from A. E. Hanna, Prescription Pharmacy; front: address, typed and imprinted green Canadian 1 cent stamp; back: ad for A. E. Hanna and Disco No. 1 tablets; black dot in centre has "white" lettering for the Disco No. 1 ad.
2 images
- Accession Number
- 996001616
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Ephemera
- Communication
- MeSH Heading
- Commerce -- ephemera
- Correspondence, ephemera
- Description
- Used thick paper postcard from A. E. Hanna, Prescription Pharmacy; front: address, typed and imprinted green Canadian 1 cent stamp; back: ad for A. E. Hanna and Disco No. 1 tablets; black dot in centre has "white" lettering for the Disco No. 1 ad.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg, Limited.
- Maker
- A. E. Hanna Pharmacy
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1936
- circa 1936
- Date Remarks
- Postmarked
- Material
- paper: black; green; orange-red
- Inscriptions
- Front: "Dr. C. E. Cooper Cole, // 170 St. George St. // Toronto, Ont. // OUR PRESCRIPTION // DEPARTMENT // WISHES to announce that // they are prepared at any time // to fill your prescriptions for // ABBOT'S // DISCO NO. 1 // TABLETS // the new improved compound // for the relief of dysmenorrhea. // Each tablet contains: // Ephedrine Hydrochloride 1/8 gr. // Acetophenetidin 1 1/2 gr. // A. E. HANNA // Prescription Pharmacy // 184 Bloor St. West, // TORONTO, ONTARIO // Phone 1109"; reverse: "CANADA // POST CARD // TORONTO // MAY 19 // 1936 // ONT. // Dr. C.E. Cooper Cole, // 170 St. George St. // Toronto, Ont.
- 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; two small tears on front left edge top quadrant; some smudging from postmark and some staining from back (light); back: right bottom corner bent; a blue stain near the top and black stain near the bottom
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps. Company around from 1929.
Images
Absorbine Jr.
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2117
- Dates
- 1915
- circa 1915
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 996001038
- Description
- Small cylindrical bottle which tapers to a thin neck; black screw on cap; paper label wrapped around body of bottle; partially filled with liquid contents.
- Accession Number
- 996001038
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Muscle Relaxation
- Tinea Pedis -- drug therapy
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- podiatric remedies -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Small cylindrical bottle which tapers to a thin neck; black screw on cap; paper label wrapped around body of bottle; partially filled with liquid contents.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection from Scott Jordan in Oct. 1993 in Ottawa.
- Maker
- W.F. Young Inc.
- Site Made (City)
- Springfield
- Site Made (State)
- Massachusetts
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1915
- circa 1915
- Material
- glass: clear
- plastic: black
- Inscriptions
- Absorbine Jr. // Active Ingredients: Worm- // Wood, thymol, Menthol // and Acetone blended with // essential oils and tinctures // ... // W.F. Young Inc. // Springfield, Mass., U.S.A.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-6 Box 1 Row C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 8.5 cm. x Diam. : 2.6 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paper discoloured and slightly dog-eared
- Copy Type
- Original
Acetophen tablets
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2178
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- Accession Number
- 996001099
- Description
- Small thin rectangular medicine container; contains Acetophen tablets; lid partially slides open; label painted on lid in black and red.
3 images
- Accession Number
- 996001099
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- MeSH Heading
- Analgesics
- Pain -- drug therapy
- Fever -- drug therapy
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter headache remedies -- container
- MM= Drugs -- anti-pyretic -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- tin
- Description
- Small thin rectangular medicine container; contains Acetophen tablets; lid partially slides open; label painted on lid in black and red.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection
- Maker
- Charles E. Frosst & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Montreal
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Material
- metal: yellow; red; black
- Inscriptions
- One dozen 5 gr. tablets To open slide [r. arrow] // Acetophen // A-seat-o-fin // for headaches, colds, Aches and pains // Charles E. Frosst & Co. Montreal Canada
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-4 Row E
- Temporary Location
- On display, Queen's University Department of Medicine third floor, August 20, 2013.
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 0.7 cm. x Width: 6.7 cm. x Depth: 2.8 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paint worn slightly all over box
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #5
- Exhibit History
- May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit
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Acker's Blood Elixir
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2403
- Dates
- 1880
- circa 1880
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Accession Number
- 996001324
- Description
- Rectangular amber glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and a lip which is tooled, flanged, with flat top and squared edges; the front panel is flat and has an attached printed paper label which lists product information and trade mark; the back and side panels are recessed and have embossed word…
1 image
- Accession Number
- 996001324
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- vitamins, health restorers, protectors -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Rectangular amber glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and a lip which is tooled, flanged, with flat top and squared edges; the front panel is flat and has an attached printed paper label which lists product information and trade mark; the back and side panels are recessed and have embossed words on them; the bottle contains a small amount of dried medication residue and has a cork in the neck.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M.Chiong for his patent medicine collection, from Goodrich, USA in Oct. 1993.
- Maker
- W.H. Hooker & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1880
- circa 1880
- Date Remarks
- Bottle likely made between 1880 and 1890
- Material
- glass: amber
- paper: beige
- cork: beige
- Inscriptions
- Left side panel embossed, "ACKER'S BLOOD ELIXIR"; right side panel embossed, "FOR ALL BLOOD DISEASES"; back panel embossed, "W.H. HOOKER & CO. // SOLE AGENTS // NORTH & SOUTH // AMERICA"; front label reads, "A GUARANTEED SPECIFIC // ACKER'S // BLOOD ELIXIR // THE GREATEST BLOOD PURIFIER KNOWN // Uses listed // W.H. HOOKER & CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-9 Row C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 18.2 cm. x Width: 7.1 cm. x Depth: 4.7 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- The bottle has a small chip missing from the left front bottom corner; the rest of the bottle is undamaged; the label is missing small sections at the edges; most of the printing is legible.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- "Bottles" by Michael Polak, pp. 19 & 21
Images
- Dates
- 1876
- circa 1876
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- Accession Number
- 996001255
- Description
- Small square amber bottle with a paper label attached; the bottle contains Aconitum, three pellets (unopened and full), and has a lead foil cap at the top.
- Accession Number
- 996001255
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Pain
- MeSH Heading
- Analgesics
- Pain -- drug therapy
- Fever -- drug therapy
- Drugs, Non-Prescription
- MM= Drugs -- anti-pyretic -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- Small square amber bottle with a paper label attached; the bottle contains Aconitum, three pellets (unopened and full), and has a lead foil cap at the top.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich, USA in Oct. 1993.
- Maker
- Boericke & Tafel
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1876
- circa 1876
- Date Remarks
- Date listed on label
- Material
- glass: amber
- paper: off-white
- metal: silver-grey; blue
- Inscriptions
- Bottle embossed with: "BOERICKE & TAFEL // NEW YORK"; label reads, "ACONITUM 3 // INDICATIONS" (listed) " // DOSE "(listed)" // BOERICKE & TAFEL // HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY // New York, Philadelphia & Chicago // BOERICKE & TAFEL // rec'd the only // Prize Medal // award for // Homoeo- // pathic // Medicines // in Philadel- // phia in 1876"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-6 Box 1 Row B
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 7.4 cm. x Width: 2.1 cm. x Depth: 2.1 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Bottle has no chips or scratches; label shows minor wear and staining; lead seal appears intact and bottle is full
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Used as a blood remedy for acute colds, fever, pains
advertising booklet
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2935
- Dates
- 1869
- circa 1869
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Accession Number
- 996001898
- Description
- Paper hardcover book put out by Barry, Du Barry & Co. for their product "Revalenta Arabica"; inside - brief product promises and many testimonials; one page missing.
2 images
- Accession Number
- 996001898
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription, advertisements
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- advertisements
- Description
- Paper hardcover book put out by Barry, Du Barry & Co. for their product "Revalenta Arabica"; inside - brief product promises and many testimonials; one page missing.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, July, 1993.
- Maker
- Barry, Du Barry & Co. Wertheimer, Lea & Co.
- Site Made (City)
- London
- Site Made (Country)
- Great Britain
- Dates
- 1869
- circa 1869
- Date Remarks
- Dated
- Material
- paper: green; black
- Inscriptions
- "THE // NATURAL RESTORER // OF // PERFECT HEALTH // TO THE // MOST ENFEEBLED OR SHATTERED CONSTITUTION, // WITHOUT MEDICINE, INCONVENIENCE OR EXPENSE; // OR HOW // SPEEDILY AND RADICALLY TO REMOVE // WITHOUT MEDICINE, // DYSPEPSIA (INDIGESTION), NERVOUSNESS, CONSTIPATION, FLATU- // LENCY, PHLEGM, BILIOUSNESS, LIVER COMPLAINTS, HYSTERIA, NEURALGIA, SLEEPLESSNESS, // ACIDITY ..."; etc.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-4
- Length
- 16.6 cm.
- Width
- 10.8 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Very age/sun discoloured and stained; cover corners are soft
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
advertising pamphlet
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2928
- Dates
- 1965
- circa 1965
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Accession Number
- 996001891
- Description
- Pamphlet advertising Nafrine; one piece of heavy paper folded book-style, with a depiction of a pen nib on the front.
3 images
- Accession Number
- 996001891
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- MeSH Heading
- Pamphlets
- Rhinitis -- drug therapy --advertisements
- Description
- Pamphlet advertising Nafrine; one piece of heavy paper folded book-style, with a depiction of a pen nib on the front.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
- Maker
- Schering Corporation
- Site Made (City)
- Pointe Claire
- Site Made (State)
- Quebec
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1965
- circa 1965
- Date Remarks
- Copyrighted 1965
- Material
- heavy paper: green; yellow
- Inscriptions
- Front reads: "no // need // to // write // q. 3-4 h."; back reads, "NAFRINE // Oxymetazoline HCl // for more thorough, comfortable and lasting relief // of nasal congestion. [Goes on to describe use, dosage, administration, packaging and precautions]"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-2-2 Box #6
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 16.8 cm. x Width: 16.2 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- No marks or tears
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
- Dates
- 1900
- circa 1900
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Accession Number
- 996001181
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle; back of bottle has a recessed panel with embossed writing in it; two narrow side panels are recessed; flat front panel; paper label adhered to front and two sides of bottle.
- Accession Number
- 996001181
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle; back of bottle has a recessed panel with embossed writing in it; two narrow side panels are recessed; flat front panel; paper label adhered to front and two sides of bottle.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich, USA in Oct.1993.
- Maker
- Dr. D. G. Weare
- Site Made (City)
- Fairport
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1900
- circa 1900
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: cream
- Inscriptions
- Agoil // The great external and In- // ternal remedy for // Man and Animals // Directions: // Price 40 cents // Agoil // Fairport N. Y.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A5-5 Box 5 Row D
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 15.9 cm. x Width: 5.5 cm. x Depth: 3.4 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paper label very badly discoloured and stained
- Copy Type
- Original