Aloetic physic ball / suppository, which consists of a two-piece hollow cylindrical plastic or bakelite container with closed rounded ends; the top of the container fits onto and over the bottom and the pieces are joined with a printer paper label attached over them; contents of the container are n…
Aloetic physic ball / suppository, which consists of a two-piece hollow cylindrical plastic or bakelite container with closed rounded ends; the top of the container fits onto and over the bottom and the pieces are joined with a printer paper label attached over them; contents of the container are not visible
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
Product in Parke Davis Catalogue since at least 1894
Material
plastic: black
paper: off-white
Inscriptions
The label on the outside reads, "ALOETIC // PHYSIC BALL // c. 315356 // No. 3 // Barbados Aloes (Purified) // equivalent to 480 grs. (8 drms.) // Calomel, 60 grs. (1 drm.) // nux vomica, 60 grs. (1 drm.) // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONT. CAN."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-5 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length 9.1 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
Condition Remarks
The container is complete and undamaged; the paper label shows minor water damage, but is complete and fully legible; tape residue is visible on the outside bottom of the container, where a tag was taped on
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Previous number #181; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; Philloza Suleman, Medical Information Manager, Parke, Davis Co.
Cylindrical blue glass bottle; wide cylindrical neck threaded for screw-on cap; words "Bromo-seltzer" embossed in glass just below neck; cap and labels missing.
Cylindrical blue glass bottle; wide cylindrical neck threaded for screw-on cap; words "Bromo-seltzer" embossed in glass just below neck; cap and labels missing.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Ottawa in June 1993.
Cylindrical wooden container (a) with wodden stopper (b); there is a paper label around theoutside of the container with printed product information on it.
Cylindrical wooden container (a) with wodden stopper (b); there is a paper label around theoutside of the container with printed product information on it.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - medicine container - Size: Length 5.6 cm. x Diameter2.6 cm.
b - container lid - Size: Length 2.1 cm. x Diameter2.2 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Kingston in July 1993.
Maker
Stuart's
Material
wood: beige
paper: off-white
Inscriptions
Label reads, "STUART'S CALCIUM WAFER // COMPOUND// For Constipation, Blood Disorders, Skin Affections, any // Derangement of Blood, Bowels, Kidneys or Liver. // Directions" (listed) "// Sold by Druggists at 50c per Bottle"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-3 Row E
Condition Remarks
Container is complete, but shows staining in the wood; the paper label is stained and wrinkled, but all the writing is legible.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Used to treat constipation, blood disorders, skin affections, bowels, kidney or liver.
(a) // Front: "Pr 1 OUNCE [illeg.] 6 // CHLOROMYCETIN ® CREAM 1% // CHLORAMPHENICOL CREAM 1% // Stock 18-66-18 // DIN 022896 PARKE-DAVIS // exp. June 1976 // (L) FE 135 [stamped]"; right side: "1 OUNCE // CHLOROMYCETIN ® // CREAM 1% // Stock 18-66-18"; left side: identical to right side; back: "Each Gram contains 10 mg. Chloromycetin ® (chloramphenicol) in a water-miscible // ointment base with 0.1% propylparaben as preservative. // Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd. // Brockville, Ontario"; bottom: "Antibiotic // Directions – Rub into infected area 3 or 4 times daily, or as directed by the physician. // Medical literature available on request."; top: "2 20 X [handwritten] // [bottom translated into French]"; (b) front: "Pr 1 OUNCE No. 66 // CHLOROMYCETIN ® // CREAM, 1% // CHLORAMPHENICOL // CREAM, 1% // Each Gram contains // 10 mg. Chloromycetin ® // (chloramphenicol) in a // water-miscible oint- // ment base with 0.1% // propylparaben as pre- // servative. // Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd. // Brockville, Ontario // PARKE-DAVIS // Stock 18-66-18 // DIN 022896"; back: "Antibiotic // DIRECTIONS – Rub // into infected area 3 or // 4 times daily, or as di- // rected by the physician. // [directions repeated in French] // Lot No. and Exp. Date // on tube fold // FE135 JUNE 76 [stamped]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-8 Row C
Condition Remarks
Box slightly yellowed; two abrasions on front; dented, and creased where it has been opened; tube dented and some paint scratched off; cap fits securely
Sealed, blister pack sample containing 21 Demulon 30 oral birth control tablets in a plastic container; the container is made of yellow plastic and is flat with four sides and a top hinged onto the bottom at the back; the top snaps onto the bottom when the container is closed; the top and bottom of…
Sealed, blister pack sample containing 21 Demulon 30 oral birth control tablets in a plastic container; the container is made of yellow plastic and is flat with four sides and a top hinged onto the bottom at the back; the top snaps onto the bottom when the container is closed; the top and bottom of the container have information on them; a blister pack is set into the inside bottom of the container; the pack has a four-sided clear plastic top with 21 round bubble pockets to house the 21 white tablets; the corners of the pack are rounded; a piece of foil covers the bottom of the pack and seals the tablets in; there is raised printing in the centre of the pack's top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Paul MacKenzie at Kingston General Hospital.
Dates
1992
circa 1992
Date Remarks
Expiry date on blister packet listed as April 1992
Material
ink: yellow
foil: silver; yellow
plastic: yellow; clear
tablets: white
Inscriptions
The outside top of the container has, "Demulen® // 30" on it; raised lettering on the inside top of the container reads, "THIS SPACE // FOR RX [the "X" part of the leg of the "R"] LABEL // COMPACK ™ Tablet Dispenser."; raised lettering on the inside bottom of the container reads, "MON // LUN // TUES // MAR //WED // MER // THUR // JEU // FRI // VEN // SAT // SAM // SUN // DIM" (top) "MON // LUN // TUES // MAR //WED // MER" (right side) "THUR // JEU // WED // MER // TUES // MAR // MON // LUN // SUN // DIM // SAT // SAM // FRI // VEN // THUR // JEU" (bottom) and "SUN // DIM // SAT // SAM // FRI // VEN" (left side); raised lettering on the outside bottom of the container reads, "G.O. SEARLE & CO. OF CANADA LIMITED"; raised lettering on the top side of the blister pack reads, "DEMULEN 30 // SAMPLE - ECHANTILLON // (L) 172 EXP 04/92"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-4
Dimension Notes
Length 10.3cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 0.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Container and blister packet show no wear or damage; blister pack fully sealed and tablets within are unused and undamaged.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Robert Reid
Research Facts
This type of birth control has been available for use in Canada from the early 1990s and is still being used.
Small wooden bottle / vial holding tablets; paper wrapper around exterior of vial; box has red labelling on exterior; page of instructions has black lettering and is rolled up inside box.
Small wooden bottle / vial holding tablets; paper wrapper around exterior of vial; box has red labelling on exterior; page of instructions has black lettering and is rolled up inside box.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
Size: Length 6.1 cm. x Width 2.7 cm. x Depth 2.7 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection in Feb. 1994 in Toronto.
Douglas // Infant Tablets // for babies and young Children // Northrop & Lyman Co. Ltd. Toronto, Canada // No. 4333 the Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act
Permanent Location
(a,b) Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-3 Row B
(c) Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 19
Condition Remarks
Flaps of box at one end are very unstable and have been reattached using some kind of archivist tape; slight wear and discolouration of paper generally
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
Hollow, cylindrical wooden pill container which contains 60 unidentified tablets and an inside circular; the container retains its original paper seal and is unopened.
Hollow, cylindrical wooden pill container which contains 60 unidentified tablets and an inside circular; the container retains its original paper seal and is unopened.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased from Goodrich USA in Oct. 1993.
"Contains 60 tablets // Dr. Edward's // Tonic // formerly // Strength Tonic // prepared for // run-down half-sick // weak and // nervous people // contains no harmful // or habit-forming // drugs // Price $1.00 per package or // six packages for $5.00 // distributed by // The Olive Tablet Company // Columbus, Ohio "; directions listed
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-7
Dimension Notes
Depth: 8.8 cm. x Diam. : 3.7 cm.
Condition Remarks
The container itself shows to damage and retains its original seal; the seal, a paper label, has suffered from water damage and wear and is wrinkled, but remains legible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Nostrums and Quackery, Vol. II" by A.J. Cramp, p. 511
Exhibit History
On display “History of Psychiatry” at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa L-2018-2; 20 March 2018 – 31 Dec 2019
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
Oval (?) glass (?) bottle with rounded sides; bottle is wrapped with a sheet of cardboard, then sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the paper is rolled around the bottle and sealed at the top and bottom; the wrapper has product information.
Oval (?) glass (?) bottle with rounded sides; bottle is wrapped with a sheet of cardboard, then sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the paper is rolled around the bottle and sealed at the top and bottom; the wrapper has product information.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 disallowed "cure" claims
Material
glass (?):
paper: blue
cardboard: beige
Inscriptions
Wrapper reads, "DR. HAND'S // General Tonic // FOR CHILDREN // AN IRON TONIC // IT PURIFIES THE BLOOD // GIVES AN APPETITE // AND TONES THE // SYSTEM GEN- // ERALLY. // DIRECTIONS ON THE BOTTLE // PREPARED BY HAND MEDICINE CO., // PHILADELPHIA, PA // SUCCESSOR TO // D. B. HAND, M.D. // SCRANTON, PA"; back has product information in German
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 3 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length: 24.5 cm. x Width: 5.3 cm. x Depth: 2.3 cm.
Condition Remarks
The bottle is sealed and unopened and contains an unidentified liquid which does not leak; the paper wrapper shows only minor wear and staining; there is a small tear at the top left side
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, p. 27; "American Health Quackery" by James Harvey Young, pp. 135 & 138
Research Facts
Used to treat diarrhoea, colic worms, cough and croup, teething pain, chafing and as a general tonic
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.