Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
010020400
Description
Clear wide-mouthed glass petroleum jelly jar with a screw-thread finish to accommodate a screw-on cap, no cap is present; embossed lettering on back and paper label affixed to front.
Clear wide-mouthed glass petroleum jelly jar with a screw-thread finish to accommodate a screw-on cap, no cap is present; embossed lettering on back and paper label affixed to front.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
Based on design; Chesebrough's Canadian plant opened in 1910
Material
glass: clear
paper: cream
ink: black
Inscriptions
Printed on front: "PETROLEUM WHITE VASELINE JELLY // A pure and highly concentrated essence of Petroleum // An invaluable family remedy for Burns, Wounds, Sprains, // Rheumatism,Skin Diseases,Hemorrhoids,SunBurn, Chilblains &c. // Taken internally will relieve Croup,Cough,Colds, Sore Throat &c. // Prepared Expressly for Medicinal and Toilet purposes by the // CHESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING COMPANY. (Consolidated) // NEW YORK AND MONTREAL. // The word "VASELINE" is our trade mark, and is registered in the Canadian Patent Office, // and in most of the principal countries of the world."; embossed on back: "TRADE MARK // VASELINE // CHESEBROUGH // NEW-YORK"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-5
Dimension Notes
Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 4.6 cm
Condition Remarks
#1: Paper label is worn; #2: jar is empty and has no cap.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Chesebrough Manufacturing Company" page on Cosmetics and Skin website [published in 2013 by James Bennett, accessed April 2014]; "Vaseline Jars" page on Glass Bottle Marks website [Accessed April 2014]; CD #1
Research Facts
Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008