Empty cylindrical transparent glass bottle of lactated pepsin with wide neck with removable tan cork closure stuck in neck; cream paper label has manufacturer's trade-mark logo, product ingredients and an advertisement of the product's effectiveness and a number, perhaps to indicate batch; adhered …
Empty cylindrical transparent glass bottle of lactated pepsin with wide neck with removable tan cork closure stuck in neck; cream paper label has manufacturer's trade-mark logo, product ingredients and an advertisement of the product's effectiveness and a number, perhaps to indicate batch; adhered to bottle's neck and cork is half of a paper seal with the manufacturer's name and address printed across it.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Printed on label: "NATIONAL // LACTATED PEPSIN // DOSE - 5 to 15 Grains. // Each dose contains, in equivalent proportions, the // food solvents: - PEPSIN, PANCREATINE, // DIASTASE with LACTIC and // HYDROCHLORIC ACIDS // This combination of digestives forms one of the // most agreeable and effective preparations for the // assimilation of fatty foods. In converts Starch into // glucose and digests all fibrous and albuminous // matter. // MANUFACTURED BY // NATINAL DRUG & CHEMICAL CO. // OF CANADA LIMITED. // PHARMECEUTICAL LABORATORIES // MONTREAL 902021”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-8 Box 5 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 8.7 cm x Diam. 4.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper has yellowed with minor wear and surface grime, label missing minor sections upper left and bottom right side corner; label which sealed bottle has major tears and is missing about half its former sections along bottle neck and cork