University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1989.10.28
Description
Empty blue tinted glass square bottle with clear glass stopper closure with orange paper label; stopper stuck in opening; hand blown glass with mould line slightly visible; inside of bottle is coated with brown layer; one corner is broken with missing part; tan linen thread wrapped under closure li…
Empty blue tinted glass square bottle with clear glass stopper closure with orange paper label; stopper stuck in opening; hand blown glass with mould line slightly visible; inside of bottle is coated with brown layer; one corner is broken with missing part; tan linen thread wrapped under closure lip.
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: "LAUDANUM // (POISON). // Anodyne and Soporific // Diminishes Pain. Causes Sleep // Must be used with great care. // Dose - 5 to 40 drops. // F. & CO. // B"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-6 Box 5 Row A
Length
11.5 cm
Width
4.1 cm
Depth
4.1 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
One corner is broken with missing part; interior brown residue.
Copy Type
original
Research Facts
Ferris & Co. established 1770 Bristol England Wholesale and export Druggists manufacturing Chemists makers of surgical instruments and hospital appliances every requisite for the Surgery, Dispensary and Hospital. Merchants, Shippers, and Importers; from 1887 advertisement. This company used various trade names and the trade name of Ferris & Co. began in 1883. The first time Ferris is included in the name was 1820, as Fry Gibbs & Ferris on Union Street in Bristol.