Cylindrical stick of vegetable candy wrapped and sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the label / wrapper is wrapped around the candy and sealed at the top and bottom (one end has been torn open); the vegetable candy remains inside the container.
Cylindrical stick of vegetable candy wrapped and sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the label / wrapper is wrapped around the candy and sealed at the top and bottom (one end has been torn open); the vegetable candy remains inside the container.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection in Ottawa from Scott Jordan in Feb. 1994.
Material
vegetable candy: light brown
paper: off-white
Inscriptions
Wrapper reads, "Dr. McKENZIE'S // DEAD SHOT // FOR // WORMS // DIRECTIONS INSIDE // PURELY VEGETABLE // This VEGETABLE CANDY is unsurpassed for certain // kinds of WORMS in Children and Adults // Base: Piperazine Hexahydrate // Net Contents, 1/4 oz."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-5 Row E
Temporary Location
On exhibit “Selling Hope: A History of the Medical Marketplace” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.0 cm. x Diam. : 1.7 cm.
Condition Remarks
Vegetable candy is intact and very dry; the paper wrapper is torn at one end (and reveals the candy inside) and has some minor staining; all writing on the label is legible
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.