Empty cylindrical white plastic Ibaderm Emollient Body Rub bottle; circular base has slight circular push up and curved indent at front; product information and directions printed on front in English and back in French in navy ink; printed spaces for room number and name on proper left side in navy…
Empty cylindrical white plastic Ibaderm Emollient Body Rub bottle; circular base has slight circular push up and curved indent at front; product information and directions printed on front in English and back in French in navy ink; printed spaces for room number and name on proper left side in navy ink; straight shoulders taper to short cylindrical neck, round neck ring, and cylindrical finish with external continuous thread; mold lines on sides from base to top; nozzle cap missing.
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
plastic: white
ink: navy
Inscriptions
Printed on bottle: “IBADERM // EMOLLIANT BODY RUB // APPLY FREELY AND RUB IN // INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // TORONTO CANADA // ROOM // NAME // 4 fl. oz.”; embossed on bottom: “4”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-6 Row B
Length
12.0 cm
Diameter
4.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor fading, scratches and areas of loss to printing on bottle; no nozzle cap
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.
Research Facts
Ibaderm is an antiseptic hand lotion and body rub; it uses a combination of emollients to sooth and cool the skin and bacteriostatic hexachlorophene to stop the spread of bacteria; Ingram & Bell marketed the product to hospitals as a soothing alternative to rubbing alcohol for treatment of bed patients as well as for other skin discomfort.
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.