University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1989.10.16
Description
Empty cylindrical greenish glass bottle with paper label without closure; separate paper label 'Poison' pasted over product name; mould lines faintly visible and seed bubbles in glass; manufacturing mark on glass bottom of bottle.
Empty cylindrical greenish glass bottle with paper label without closure; separate paper label 'Poison' pasted over product name; mould lines faintly visible and seed bubbles in glass; manufacturing mark on glass bottom of bottle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: owned and used by Dr. James (Jim) Robert Ronald McCrindle (1862-1952); he probably acquired it in the United Kingdom and brought it to Jamaica in 1904; donated by his granddaughter, Mrs. C. C. James of Kingston, Ontario.
Printed on label: "May and Baker Ltd // Manufacturing Chemists // Battersea London S. W. // PLANET // BRAND"; pasted on top: "POISON"; embossed in bottom: "A J 8 1'
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-8 Box 3 Row A
Length
22.3 cm
Diameter
7.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Paper browned from age and water damage, minor residue interior