Full rounded rectangular based semi-transparent brown glass Ferrobex (I & B) bottle with non-removable cylindrical white metal screw cap (a) and rectangular cream plastic cap guard (b); full with cylindrical green tablets and wad of fabric; bottle base has slight push up and manufacturer informatio…
Full rounded rectangular based semi-transparent brown glass Ferrobex (I & B) bottle with non-removable cylindrical white metal screw cap (a) and rectangular cream plastic cap guard (b); full with cylindrical green tablets and wad of fabric; bottle base has slight push up and manufacturer information embossed; flat rectangular side walls with rounded corners and cream and navy paper label with printed product information and dosage 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 11.0 cm Width 5.1 cm Depth 3.4 cm
b – cap guard – Length 1.6 cm Diameter 3.3 cm
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Presence of Dominion Glass Company diamond logo, line month code, and “4” year code; presence of “FEB 67” expiry date
Material
glass: brown
paper: cream
ink: navy, black
plastic: cream
metal: white
Inscriptions
Printed on label: “100 // INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // 100 // S. C. T. // FERROBEX ® // (I & B) // Each tablet contains: // Ferrous Gluconate 5 gr. // Copper (as Sulphate) 0.006 gr. // Thiamine 0.5 mg. // Riboflavin 0.5 mg. // Niacinamide 2 mg. // INGRAM & BELL // LIMITED // TORONTO // MONTREAL // WINNIPEG // CALGARY // VANCOUVER // CANADA // Average Dose: Two tablets // three times daily after meals. // Expiry Date”; stamped on label in black ink: “FEB 67 // (L) 560315”; embossed on bottom: “D 4 // 5 // 3075”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 5 Row C
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor fading at top and bottom of label; minor fading of stamped ink on label
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Document
Document (online)
Website
Reference Comments
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
Ferrobex is a product that treats anemia caused by iron-deficiency, as well as other conditions involving lack of iron; its main ingredient is ferrous gluconate and it was marketed by Ingram & Bell as a treatment for all types of anemia; unlike Ingram & Bell’s similar product Ferrosyn, the tablets contain sugars and are also sugar coated, making them unsuitable for diabetics
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 Hamilton, Ontario; the progressive line system month code and “4” year code, along with expiry date, signify it was produced in 1964.