Full rounded rectangular based semi-transparent brown glass Ascorbic Acid Tablets U. S. P. bottle with non-removable cylindrical white metal screw cap (a) and rectangular cream plastic cap guard (b); full with cylindrical white tablets and wad of fabric; bottle base has slight push up, stippled out…
Full rounded rectangular based semi-transparent brown glass Ascorbic Acid Tablets U. S. P. bottle with non-removable cylindrical white metal screw cap (a) and rectangular cream plastic cap guard (b); full with cylindrical white tablets and wad of fabric; bottle base has slight push up, stippled outer border, and manufacturer information embossed; flat rectangular side walls with rounded corners and cream and navy paper label with printed product information and dosage in English and French attached to front and proper right and left sides; round shoulders taper to short cylindrical neck, round neck ring and cylindrical finish with continuous external thread; mold lines from base to top and around neck and base; cap has flat top, vertical indents on sides, rolled bottom edge, and internal continuous thread; cap guard is thin piece of rectangular plastic molded to match shape of area where cap meets bottle and extends nearly the entire circumference.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a – bottle – Length 9.9 cm Width 4.3 cm Depth 3.0 cm
b – cap guard – Length 1.7 cm Diameter 3.5 cm
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Presence of Dominion Glass Company diamond logo, line month code, and “7” year code; presence of Ingram & Bell logo discontinued in late 1960s (at least 1968); expiry date stamped on bottle and shelf life of ascorbic acid.
Material
glass: brown
paper: cream
ink: navy, black
plastic: cream
metal: white
Inscriptions
Printed on label: “INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // 100 // ASCORBIC ACID // TABLETS U. S. P. // 50 mg. // NOTE: For therapeutic // use only. // INGRAM & BELL // LIMITED // TORONTO // MONTREAL // WINNIPEG // CALGARY // VANCOUVER // CANADA // DOSE: // Protective: 25 mg. to 300 mg. per day // Therapeutic: 100 mg. to 300 mg. per // day or as directed by physician.”; stamped on label: “EXPIRY DATE DEC 1969 // (L) 814059”; embossed on bottom: “14 // D // 7 // 3074”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-6 Box 5 Row A
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor fading at top of label
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Document
Document (online)
Reference Comments
“Ascorbic Acid.” WebMD, WebMD LLC., 2019. Accessed 10 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
Ascorbic acid is commonly known as Vitamin C; it is often taken as supplement to a normal diet; Vitamin C is important to the overall health of the body due to its role in maintaining skin, teeth, cells, bones, and blood vessels; lack of Vitamin C can cause Scurvy, a condition that causes weakness, pain, and tooth loss; ascorbic acid tablets tend to lose potency after 3 years.
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 at the factory in Point St. Charles, Quebec; the progressive line system month code and “7” year code, along with Ingram & Bell logo on product label, signify it was produced in 1967.