(a) Rectangular square clear glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and screw top; bottle contained Norway Pine syrup (now only remnants) and has a screw on/off round metal lid (b); (c) one-piece printed cardboard box with flaps at the top and bottom to open and close it; box made to house (a) and…
(a) Rectangular square clear glass bottle with long cylindrical neck and screw top; bottle contained Norway Pine syrup (now only remnants) and has a screw on/off round metal lid (b); (c) one-piece printed cardboard box with flaps at the top and bottom to open and close it; box made to house (a) and lists product information.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - bottle
b - lid
c - box
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection.
Embossed on bottle is, "NORWAY PINE // SYRUP" (front); "TORONTO ONT." (side); "WOODS" (other side); box reads, "DR. WOOD'S // NORWAY PINE // SYRUP // FOR // COUGHS // COLDS // BRONCHITIS // HOARSENESS // AND // BRONCHIAL // AFFECTIONS // THE PROPRIETARY OR PATENT // MEDICINE ACT NO. 5814 // MAXIMUM DOSE CONTAINS // .342 MINIM SQUILL // THE T. MILBURN CO. // TORONTO LIMITED" (front); side panel gives usage information; box information is in English and French
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 4 Row B
Dimension Notes
a - bottle - Size: Length 14.2 cm. x Width 5.0 cm. x Depth 2.6 cm.
b - lid - Size: Length 1.0 cm. x Diameter 2.6 cm.
c - box - Size: Length 14.8 cm. x Width 5.4 cm. x Depth 3.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
2001: (a) Bottle is complete and undamaged, showing no chips or cracks; there is a stain inside the bottle -- likely syrup remnants; (b) lid undamaged; (c) cardboard box is complete, but the top flap has torn off and been mended with Magic tape; the rest of the box shows only minor wear and all writing is clearly legible
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles" by Michael Polak, p. 19; "Canadian Bottle and Stoneware Collector". Magazine Issue No. 16, April/May/June 1996, pp. 21-23
Research Facts
Used to relieve coughs, colds, bronchitis, hoarseness and bronchial affections
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit