Cylindrical wide-mouthed semitransparent brown glass Surg-I-Kleen bottle with non-removable cylindrical white metal screw cap; half full with white powder; circular base with slight push up, stippled outer ring, and manufacturer information embossed; straight side walls with cream and pale blue pap…
Cylindrical wide-mouthed semitransparent brown glass Surg-I-Kleen bottle with non-removable cylindrical white metal screw cap; half full with white powder; circular base with slight push up, stippled outer ring, and manufacturer information embossed; straight side walls with cream and pale blue paper label with printed product information and directions nearly completely wrapped around; round shoulders taper to round neck ring and cylindrical finish with external continuous thread; mold lines from base to top and around neck and base; cap has rolled bottom edge, vertical indents on sides, flat top with ring indent near edges, and internal continuous thread.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Presence of Dominion Glass Company diamond logo, box month code, and “7” year code; presence of Ingram & Bell logo discontinued in late 1960s (at least 1968)
Material
glass: brown
paper: cream
ink: pale blue, navy, red, black
metal: white, grey
Inscriptions
Printed on label: “INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // SURG-I-KLEEN // (I & B) // TRADE MARK REGISTERED // REMOVES DRIED BLOOD AND TISSUE // EFFECTIVE // RAPID // SAFE // ECONOMICAL // NON-CORROSIVE // INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // TORONTO // MONTREAL WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER // NEW // NO-SNEEZE // FORMULA // SURG-I-KLEEN // The modern, non-corrosive cleanser combining rapidity, // economy and safety for cleansing of surgical instruments, // laboratory glassware, rubber goods, syringes, needles, // catheters, canulas, rectal tubes, blood transfusion equip- // ment, etc. It is no longer necessary to use a scrub brush // to remove dried blood and tissue from crevices, locks, // serrations, ratchets which are difficult to reach by ordinary // methods // NOT EXCESSIVELY ALKALINE // DOES NOT DRY OR CHAP THE HANDS // DIRECTIONS FOR USE: // Dissolve one ounce in one gallon of hot water, immerse // instruments, etc., and maintain solution, at approximately // 120º F. for one-half hour if required. Agitate before // removing and rinse in hot water, brush lightly if necessary // to remove loose particles. Instruments, etc., will now be // found bright and clean ready for sterilization. // AVOID CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM // NET WEIGHT 1 LB.” stamped on back of label in black ink: “(L) 822422”; embossed on bottom of bottle: “D 7 // 500 3 // 1842”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-9 Row G
Length
14.2 cm
Diameter
8.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor soiling and fading all over label; major corrosion to metal cap, especially around edges
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Artifact
Document
Document (online)
Website
Reference Comments
Artifact label (006.033.009)
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.
Miller, George and Elizabeth A. Jorgensen. “Some Notes on Bottle Mould Numbers from the Dominion Glass Company and its Predecessors.” Parks Canada, 1984.
Research Facts
Surg-I-Kleen was part of Ingram & Bell’s product line developed specifically for use in the medical field; it was marketed as a safe cleaner for medical equipment and surgical tools capable of cleaning dried blood and tissue, along with other medical specific cleaning tasks, including catheters, rectal tube, and glassware; the label of this particular artifact claims a new “no-sneeze” formula.
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.
The D in diamond symbol and date codes embossed on the bottom indicates the bottle itself was made by Canadian glass manufacturer Dominion Glass Company in Point St. Charles, Quebec; the progressive line system month code and “7” year code signify it was produced in either 1957 or 1967.