Full rounded rectangular based semi-transparent brown glass Fluid Extract Wild Cherry Bark bottle with non-removable cylindrical black plastic screw cap; three quarters full with dark opaque liquid; base has slight push up and manufacturer information embossed; short sides are front and back; righ…
Full rounded rectangular based semi-transparent brown glass Fluid Extract Wild Cherry Bark bottle with non-removable cylindrical black plastic screw cap; three quarters full with dark opaque liquid; base has slight push up and manufacturer information embossed; short sides are front and back; right and left sides are long and flat with arch at top; rectangular cream, green, and navy paper label with product information and dosage attached to front; round shoulders taper to round short cylindrical neck, flat neck ring and cylindrical finish with external continuous thread; mold lines from base to top and around neck and base; cap has repeating pattern of vertical indents on sides, flat top 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 “3” year code; presence of Ingram & Bell logo discontinued in late 1960s (at least up to 1968)
Material
glass: brown
paper: cream
ink: navy, green, gold, black
plastic: black
Inscriptions
Printed on label: “INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // FLUID EXTRACT // Wild Cherry Bark // (Prunus Serotina) // DOSE – One-half to 1 fluid drachm. // Formula for making // Syrup Wild Cherry B. P. 32: – // Liq. Ext. Wild Cherry 3 fluid ozs. // Glycerin 360 minims // Syrup Simplex q. s. ad 20 fluid ozs. // DOSE OF SYRUP – Half to two // fluid drachms. // MANUFACTURED IN THE LABORITORY OF // Ingram & Bell // LIMITED // TORONTO // MONTREAL // WINNIPEG // CALGARY”; stamped on label: “(L) 360426”; Embossed on bottom: “5 // D 3”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-9 Row A
Length
19.9 cm
Width
8.2 cm
Diameter
5.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Like new
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Document
Document (online)
Reference Comments
“Wild Cherry.” RxList, 2019. Accessed 8 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.
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
A Native American medicinal staple, the bark of wild cherry is used for its medicinal properties; it is most commonly used to treat symptoms of respiratory ailments, such as colds and bronchitis; its sedative, drying, and expectorant properties make it a common ingredient in cough syrups; also used to treat pain and digestive disorders. Cherry bark is great at combating dry and irritable coughs. Overuse of cherry bark can be toxic.
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 Hamilton, Ontario; the progressive line system month code and “3” year code, along with Ingram & Bell logo on product label, signify it was produced in either 1953 or 1963