(a) Cylindrical clear glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and screw top; bottle contained Minard's liniment (now only minor remnants); there is a printed paper label attached to the bottle which lists product information; (b) round black plastic screw-on lid for (a); (c) onepiece printed cardbo…
(a) Cylindrical clear glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and screw top; bottle contained Minard's liniment (now only minor remnants); there is a printed paper label attached to the bottle which lists product information; (b) round black plastic screw-on lid for (a); (c) onepiece printed cardboard box with flaps at the top and bottom to open and close it; box lists product information and made to house (a); (d) folded sheet of printed paper which contains product information in English and French.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - bottle
b - lid
c - box
d - instructions
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, in Montreal in Nov.1993.
Box reads, "Genuine // Minard's // LINIMENT // KING OF PAIN // Quick Soothing // Relief from // MUSCULAR // ACHES & PAINS" (front); "Genuine // Minard's // LINIMENT // KING OF PAIN // "JUST RUB IT IN" // Quick soothing relief // from // Stiff, Sore Muscles // Strains, Sprains, // Backache, // Rheumatic and // Arthritic Pain // IDEAL FOR ATHLETES // MINARD'S // LINIMENT COMPANY // WESTON, ONTARIO // PROPRIETARY OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT NO. 4175" (side) - in English and French; bottle label contains same information; bottom has embossed number 74367
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 4 Row A
Dimension Notes
a - bottle - Size: Length 12.4 cm. x Diameter 3.5 cm.
b - lid - Size: Length 1.2 cm. x Diameter 2.8 cm.
c - box - Size: Length 3.4 cm. x Width 4.6 cm. x Depth 4.5 cm.
d - instructions (unfolded) - Size: Length 14.1 cm. x Width 11.8 cm.
Condition Remarks
(a) Bottle is undamaged and shows no chips or cracks; liniment remnants stain bottle's inside; label clearly legible; (b) plastic lid is complete and shows no damage; (c) cardboard box shows staining at the bottom and the top flap has been torn and repaired with Magic tape; (d) printed instruction sheet has a fold mark and a small stain; all written information is clearly legible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles" by Michael Polak, p. 19; "The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, p. 63
Research Facts
Used to provide relief from stiff, sore muscles, strains, sprains, backache, rheumatic and arthritic pain and chest colds; U.S. company in Boston, Mass.