Octagonal based semi-transparent brown glass Stanley Iodine Tincture bottle with non-removable cylindrical black plastic screw cap; three quarters full with liquid; push up base with manufacturer information embossed; flat rectangular side walls with top arches, beveled corners and rectangular pape…
Octagonal based semi-transparent brown glass Stanley Iodine Tincture bottle with non-removable cylindrical black plastic screw cap; three quarters full with liquid; push up base with manufacturer information embossed; flat rectangular side walls with top arches, beveled corners and rectangular paper label with product information and directions attached to front and sides; round shoulders, short cylindrical neck, round neck ring, and cylindrical threaded finish; mold lines on sides from bottom to top and around neck and base; cap has flat top, internal thread, repeating pattern of vertical indented lines on exterior sides, and cylindrical applicator extending from inside top to liquid in bottle; part of contents in Fleck’s No. 754 First Aid box (018.004.002 a-b).
Presence of Dominion Glass Company diamond logo, line month code, Bramalea factory code, and “9” year code
Material
glass: brown
paper: cream
ink: green, black
plastic: black
Inscriptions
Printed on label: “Stanley // iodine tincture // B. P. 2.5% // POISON // antiseptic // 1 oz. fl 28 ml // [Illeg.] // [Illeg.] // North [Illeg.] B. C. // LOT. D28A EI // ANITDOTE: FIRST CALL PHYSI- // CIAN. Give large amounts of milk // and starch mucilage by mouth, // then induce vomiting using tepid // salt water. // Direction: For minor cuts and abra - // sions, wash area thoroughly with // soap and water: then apply tincture // lightly. // Do not apply to serious // wounds.”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D4-7
Permanent Location Notes
Stored in First Aid Kit 018004002
Length
7.9 cm
Width
2.9 cm
Depth
2.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Major soiling all over label, especially front; major abrasion and tears to front of label, obscuring text
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Document
Document
Reference Comments
“First Aid.” Merriam-Webster, 2019. Accessed 22 June 2019.
“Iodine Tincture.” Drugs.com, 2019. Accessed 28 June 2019.
Miller, George L. and Elizabeth A. Jorgensen. “Some Notes on Bottle Mould Numbers from the Dominion Glass Company and its Predecessors.” Parks Canada, 1984.
Lockhart, Bill et al. “The Dominion Glass Companies of Montreal, Canada.” Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015.
Research Facts
This object is part of a First Aid kit; First Aid is a broad term that refers to basic aid or treatment of the sick or injured before full medical treatment can be received; First Aid kits are designed to provide easy access to a variety of medical materials for fast treatment of minor wounds or to stabilize more serious conditions before additional treatment.
Iodine Tincture is a solution of iodine in alcohol used as an antiseptic and disinfectant; it is only useful for small wounds.
The D in diamond symbol embossed on the bottom indicates the bottle itself was made by Canadian glass manufacturer Dominion Glass Company at their factory in Bramalea, which opened in the 1960s.