Full cylindrical cardboard Hospital & Nursery Talcum container with navy and pale green paper label on exterior sides; half full with white powder; circular white plastic top and grey metal bottom; label has product and company information printed all over in English and French with illustration of…
Full cylindrical cardboard Hospital & Nursery Talcum container with navy and pale green paper label on exterior sides; half full with white powder; circular white plastic top and grey metal bottom; label has product and company information printed all over in English and French with illustration of female nurse’s face in front centre; bottom has circular push up and rolled edge; top has rotating disc with perforated and solid openings that opens and closes container.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Presence of Ingram & Bell logo adopted in late 1960s; company became Ingram & Bell Inc. in 1986
Material
paper: cream, brown
ink: navy, pale green
metal: grey
plastic: white
Inscriptions
Printed on label: “HOSPITAL & NURSERY // TALCUM // TALC // pour HOPITAUX ET POUPONNIERES // INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // TORONTO MONTREAL WINNIPEG // CALGARY VANCOUVER // Canada // A DELICATELY PERFUMED, SOOTHING DRY // LUBRICANT FOR THE CARE OF TENDER SKIN. // CONTAINS NO BORIC ACID, ZINC COM- // POUNDS OR ALLERGENIC MATERIALS. // Contents: 10 oz. Net Weight”; stamped on label in ink: “892029”; embossed in centre of top: “U. S. PAT. NOS. // 2961132 // 2961133”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-6 Row E
Length
13.4 cm
Diameter
7.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor soiling all over; minor fading of label; minor corrosion all over metal bottom, especially on rolled edge
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Document
Document (online)
Reference Comments
“What is talcum powder?” Cancer.org, American Cancer Society Inc., 2018. Accessed 7 August 2019.
Ingram & Bell Limited. Pharmaceutical Catalogue, 1964.
MDS Inc. “Mds Inc. Annual Information Form for the Year Ended October 31, 2002.” MDS Inc., 2003.
“Cardinal Health Canada Inc.” Canadian Business Resource, Canadian Newspaper Services International Limited, 2019. Accessed 7 August 2019.
Research Facts
Talcum powder is used on the skin to absorb moisture, reduce friction, and prevent rashes; it is made from the mineral talc, which is a combination of magnesium, silicon, and oxygen.
Ingram & Bell Limited was a medical supply company first established in Toronto in 1905; the company became a Canadian leader in the distribution of medical products; their wide selection included equipment, surgical tools, and pharmaceuticals; as the company grew, they established branches in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver; became Ingram & Bell Inc. and 49% owned by MDS in 1986; MDS acquired 100% in 1993; became Source Medical Corporation after merger with Allegiance Healthcare Canada Inc. in 1997; acquired by Cardinal Health Canada Inc. in 2005.