Round brown bottle with short, wide neck and cork closure; three separate labels, the two near the bottom overlapping and the one near the top ripped; large numbers "123" embossed on bottom; bottle contains small amount of light coloured powder.
Round brown bottle with short, wide neck and cork closure; three separate labels, the two near the bottom overlapping and the one near the top ripped; large numbers "123" embossed on bottom; bottle contains small amount of light coloured powder.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Presence of Ingram & Bell logo discontinued in late 1960s (at least up to 1968)
Material
glass: brown
cork: tan
paper: tan
plastic: clear
ink: green, red, black
powder
Inscriptions
Printed on uppermost label: "st. // Dr. G. Grübler & Co. Leipzig C1 // G. & Co. // Inh[illegible]h. u. Albr. Sch[illegible]d"; printed on lower label on top: "WINNIPEG // CALGARY // INGRAM & BELL LIMITED // IB // TORONTO // MONTREAL // MADE IN // GERMANY"; printed on lower label underneath: "LEIPZIG // ER & CO // Co."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-7
Height
11.5 cm
Diameter
4.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Labels peeling and darkened; cork chipped.
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Websites, catalogue
Reference Comments
"George Grubler and Karl Hollborn: Two founders of The Biological Stain Industry," By: Michael Titford, Pathology Department, University of South Alabama, Scilab: http://scilabuk.com/bloge-more/27
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
Dr. George Grubler was born in Meerane, Saxony in 1850. In 1880, Grubler started a private physiological chemistry laboratory in Leipzig in order to provide quality dyes for biological research. Grubler stains were reliable, and the interrupted supply of Grubler stains during World War I prompted the start of the American biological stain industry.
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.