Dr. Bennett practiced medicine from 1925 until 1964.
Material
glass: dark amber
paper: white, green
cork: brown
Inscriptions
"ERGOKLONIN // Wyeth // Liquor Ergotae Praeparatus // A standardized preparation // containing principally the // newly discovered, rapidly // acting water soluble oxytocic alkaloid of ergo [illeg.]" printed on the front of the bottle with "MADE IN CANADA // John Wyeth & Brother Inc. // Walkerville ONT" printed beneath
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-6 Box 1 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length 7.5 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
The paper label is severely deteriorated.
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #3
Research Facts
Dr. Bennett graduated from Queen's Meds in 1921. He was a general practitioner in Kingston and practiced medicine at 197 Queen St; He practiced from 1925 until his death in 1964; he had a certificate in obstetrics.
Semi-transparent amber glass vial with long narrow tip and cyclindrical base; cream paper label with black and red ink; full of liquid product.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donated by Bonita Erwin, University of Toronto Faculty of Nursing. Owned by donor's grandfather Dr. Harold Barker, with a general Practice in Sharbot Lake, Ontario.
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co.
Dates
1910
1920
circa 1910-1920
Date Remarks
Donor information
Material
glass: amber
paper: cream
ink: black, red
Inscriptions
Printed on label: "1 CC. No. 29 // STERILIZED SOLUTIONS // ERGOT ASEPTIC // 1 CC. equal to 2 Gm. // (30 grs.) Ergot. // Chloretone, 0.005 Gm. (1-12 gr.) // C507719 // Parke, Davis & Co."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-3 Box 2
Dimension Notes
Length 5.3 cm x Diam. 0.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Minor surface grime; label is slightly discoloured
It was used to hasten child birth from the 1700s to the 1800s, by causing violent contractions of the uterus. It has since been discovered to be very dangerous and could be fatal.
Ergot is a fungus that attacks rye. Ergot poisoning causes mental frenzy, hallucinations, and convulsions. Ergotism causing hysteria due to eating infected rye bread is one theory behind the Salem witch hunt. It was discovered to contains lysergic acid, from which LSD (powerful hallucinogen) is derived.
A cylindrical brown glass bottle (a) with a threaded plastic cap (b); bottle has a paper label on the front and a round fluorescent orange sticker on the bottom, and is 1/4 full of liquid
A cylindrical brown glass bottle (a) with a threaded plastic cap (b); bottle has a paper label on the front and a round fluorescent orange sticker on the bottom, and is 1/4 full of liquid
(a) Front: "4 FLUID OUNCES No. 193 // LIQUID EXTRACT // ERGOT B.P. // STANDARDIZED // [logo, see sketch on accession sheet] // DOSE – 10 to 20 minims (0.6 to 1.2 c.c.) // NOTE – Subject to deterioration by age // through spontaneous decomposition // of active ingredient. [printed] L [encircled] A 197 B [stamped] STORE IN A COOL PLACE // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO [printed]"; bottom: "0 // 4 [embossed] // 50 [handwritten on sticker]"; (b) "P D & Co [monogramme, letters interlaced as in logo; see sketch] [embossed]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Length
a - 13.4 cmb
Depth
b - 1.9 cm
Diameter
a - 4.7 cm
b - 2.1 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Bottle is dirty; label is yellowed, dirty, with a small 3-mm tear on top edge; cap dirty
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit
A cylindrical brown glass bottle with a threaded plastic cap wrapped in translucent waxed paper that is glued to the bottom and tightly wrapped at the top; bottle has a paper label on the front.
A cylindrical brown glass bottle with a threaded plastic cap wrapped in translucent waxed paper that is glued to the bottom and tightly wrapped at the top; bottle has a paper label on the front.
paper: cream; red; translucent yellow-brown; black
glass: brown
plastic: black
Inscriptions
"4 FLUID OUNCES No. 193 // LIQUID EXTRACT // ERGOT B.P. // STANDARDIZED // DOSE – 10 to 20 minims (0.6 to 1.2 c.c.) // NOTE – Subject to deterioration by age // through spontaneous decomposition // of active ingredient. // STORE IN A COOL PLACE // L D 169 K // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO // 1 oz - Col // Cono"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 4 Row D
Length
14.7 cm
Diameter
4.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper wrapper somewhat tattered at top edge; dark stain on left side (1 cm in diam.); otherwise no apparent problems