A rectangular-shaped medicine bottle of thick brown glass that has a slightly concave bottom and mould seams on opposite corners; the bottle has flat, squared sides that taper through rounded shoulders to a short neck that has a distinct round, moulded lip around the middle and moulded screw thread…
A rectangular-shaped medicine bottle of thick brown glass that has a slightly concave bottom and mould seams on opposite corners; the bottle has flat, squared sides that taper through rounded shoulders to a short neck that has a distinct round, moulded lip around the middle and moulded screw threadings around the bottle opening; the screw lid (b) is a somewhat flat, round steel cap with a pronounced lip around its circumference; the inner walls have screw-like threading and the inside bottom is lined with wax-coated cardboard.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 18.5 cm x Width 6.6 cm x Depth 4.5 cm
b - lid - Size: Depth 1.0 cm x Diam. 4.0 cm
Provenance
Used either by Dr. C.H. Bird or by Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Maker
Ingram & Bell
Dates
1896
circa 1896
Date Remarks
Marks beginning of Bird practice
Material
glass: brown
paper: blue; white
metal: white
Inscriptions
Printed label on side reads, "[Ingram & Bell insignia] // S.C.T. // MULTI-BARB // (I & B) // Each Tablet Contains: // Secobarbital Sodium . . . 3/8 gr. // Pentobarbital Sodium . . . 3/8 gr. // Butabarbital Sodium . . . 1/8 gr. // Phenobarbital . . . 1/8 gr. // Directions: For daytime seda- // tion, one tablet every six to // eight hours. As a hypnotic, one // or two tablets one-half hour // before retiring. // (L.) 560720 // INGRAM & BELL // LIMITED // TORONTO - MONTREAL // WINNIPEG . CALGARY . VANCOUVER // 1000"; EMBOSSED ON BOTTOM: "5 // l [diamond shape with a 'D' inside] 3 // 3070"