(a) Metal container with lid which is hinged on at the top back; the tin was a container for BiSoDol antacid alkalizer mints (now empty) and is yellow and blue on the outside and silver inside; (b) sheet of paper folded four times, then in half; the sheet has instructions on how to use the antacid,…
(a) Metal container with lid which is hinged on at the top back; the tin was a container for BiSoDol antacid alkalizer mints (now empty) and is yellow and blue on the outside and silver inside; (b) sheet of paper folded four times, then in half; the sheet has instructions on how to use the antacid, in English and French.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - medicine container - Size: Length 7.2 cm. x Width 6.1 cm. x Depth 0.7 cm.
b - instruction sheet (unfolded) - Size: Length 26.5 cm. x Width 10.1 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Odessa in Aug. 1995.
Tin top reads, "BiSoDol // Trade Mark Reg'd in Canada // MINTS // Antacid BiSoDol Alkalizer // BiSoDol -- Adapted for use in // convenient tablet form // 30 TABLETS PRICE 25 [cent symbol] // MADE IN CANADA
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-3 Row D
Condition Remarks
There is some corrosion visible at the container hinge as well as the bottom; some of the lettering at the bottom has been scraped off; the inside bottom shows minor wear.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Used as an antacid-alkalizer
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit