Clear blue glass bottle with four recessed panels; one panel has embossed maker name and another panel has paper label on it; thin cylindrical neck intended for cork stopper - cork stopper not present.
Clear blue glass bottle with four recessed panels; one panel has embossed maker name and another panel has paper label on it; thin cylindrical neck intended for cork stopper - cork stopper not present.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased Sept. 1993 by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, from Scott Jordan.
Compound // Elixir // of // Phosphates // and // Calisaya // Wheeler's Tissue Phosphates // Lime // Iron // Soda // Trihydrogen // Phosphates // and alkaloid // Peruvian Bark // A nerve // Food // and // Nutritive // Tonic. // Prepared at the // Chemical Laboratory of // T. B. Wheeler M.D. // Montreal P.Q.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-1 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length: 21.8 cm. x Width: 6.9 cm. x Depth: 6.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
Residue on interior of bottle; paper label in very poor condition, several small pieces are missing, upper left corner has been torn and reattached; paper also badly discoloured.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. T. B. Wheeler filed for a patent for his Elixir of Phosphates on November 2 1886. He was from Montreal Canada and is where he started manufacturing his Tissue Phosphates medicine. His company was called the Chemical Laboratory of T. B. Wheeler M. D. This medicine was for treating consumption, bronchitis and all forms of nervous debilty.