A round glass bottle (a) with a concave bottom that flares slightly before tapering to a hand-tooled neck with a pronounced lip that is turned out; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on each side; the glass stopper (b) is mushroom-shaped with a slight flared stem; the stem, which corr…
A round glass bottle (a) with a concave bottom that flares slightly before tapering to a hand-tooled neck with a pronounced lip that is turned out; the body of the bottle has a red and white label on each side; the glass stopper (b) is mushroom-shaped with a slight flared stem; the stem, which corresponds in length with the neck of the bottle, has a leak-proof ground surface which seals the bottle
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Length 15.0 cm x Diam. 7.0 cm
b - stopper - Length 4.5 x Diam. 3.6 cm
Provenance
Used by either Dr. C. H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Material
glass: clear
paper: red; discoloured white
Inscriptions
On top of the stopper: "8"; a label on both front and back reads, "T (?) r Ipecac"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Condition Remarks
There are traces of chipping on the stopper stem; there is some minor discolouration
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (JC-141)," copyright 1942 by CENCO (Central Scientific Company of Canada), p. 61 (similar to item 10425)
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.