University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1989.10.33
Description
Full blue tinted square glass pharmacy bottle with paper label and clear glass stopper closure stuck in opening; full of white crystals; missing small section on opening lip.
Full blue tinted square glass pharmacy bottle with paper label and clear glass stopper closure stuck in opening; full of white crystals; missing small section on opening 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: "SULPHATE // OF // ZINC // POISON // DOSE FOR EMETIC: - 10 to 30 grs. // Strength for Eye Lotion - // Three grs. to one oz. of water. // F. & CO. // B"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-8 Box 2 Row C
Length
11.3 cm
Width
4.1 cm
Depth
4.1 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Missing small section on opening lip
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.