Rectangular clear glass bottle with sloping shoulders and thin neck, tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in opening; bottle is empty except for a solid thick brown residue on bottle's interior bottom; label is affixed on the front and part of both sides with yellowed paper dispensary label; printed…
Rectangular clear glass bottle with sloping shoulders and thin neck, tapered at neck with tan cork stuck in opening; bottle is empty except for a solid thick brown residue on bottle's interior bottom; label is affixed on the front and part of both sides with yellowed paper dispensary label; printed on label are dispensary's name and address, the dispensing number, the date the product was dispensed, directions for use, the patient's name, and the doctor who prescribed the medication's name.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Printed on label: "J. D. B. FRASER & SON, // ESTABLISHED 1828 // DISPENSING DRUGGISTS // PICTOU, N.S."; handwritten on label in ink: "No. 110729 Date 3 12 10 // A teaspoonful every // 3 or 4 hours if cough // is troublesome // For Fred Baird Dr. Anderson // Shake the Bottle"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-6 Box 3 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 14.0 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Label is yellowed, faded, and has some minor tears; second applied label is brittle and flaking on right side; cork has aged and with very minor cracks and dents