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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.
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- 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
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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.
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- 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
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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.
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- 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.
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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
- Length
- 8.5 cm
- Diameter
- 2.6 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 8.5 cm. x Diameter: 2.6 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paper discoloured and slightly dog-eared
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Website
- Reference Comments
- Absorbine Jr., "History: 100+ Years of Pain Relief," accessed October 30th, 2020. https://www.absorbinejr.com/about-absorbine-jr/history-100-years-pain-relief/
- Research Facts
- Wilbur F. Young and his wife, Mary Ida, created Absorbine in 1892 as a pain reliever for horses. Farmers then noticed that it also helped relieve pain in humans. Later, they created Absorbine Jr., named for their son Junior, which was made specifically to treat human aches and pains.
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.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. [business envelope]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2622
- Dates
- 1919
- circa 1919
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Accounts
- Communication
- Ephemera
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Accounts
- Communication
- Ephemera
- Accession Number
- 996001585
- Description
- Used envelope made of medium thickness paper; the front has printed message and typewritten address; 3 green stamps each worth 1cent.
1 image
- Accession Number
- 996001585
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Accounts
- Communication
- Ephemera
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription, advertisements
- Drug Industry -- ephemera
- Commerce -- ephemera
- Correspondence, ephemera
- Description
- Used envelope made of medium thickness paper; the front has printed message and typewritten address; 3 green stamps each worth 1cent.
- 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. H. Lewis Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- Smith Falls
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1919
- circa 1919
- Date Remarks
- Postmark
- Material
- paper: black; blue; green; white
- Inscriptions
- Front: "IN 10 DAYS RETURN TO // THE A.H. LEWIS MEDICINE // Smiths Falls ... Ont., Can. // Messrs // The Sentinel Publishing Co. Ltd. // 37-39 McCaw St. // Toronto Ont. // Nature's Remedy // Reg. U.S. Pat. Office // NR - Tablets - NR "; "Landmark" written in pencil
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 16.5 cm. x Width: 9.3 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Envelope is discoloured around the edges
- Copy Type
- Original
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