Cylindrical wooden container with lid, wrapped with a paper label around circumference and a circular label on top; contains metallic balls (lead?) of varying sizes.
Cylindrical wooden container with lid, wrapped with a paper label around circumference and a circular label on top; contains metallic balls (lead?) of varying sizes.
Label gives Oct. 10, 1901 as a "best before" date.
Material
paper: red; yellow; black
wood: light brown
Inscriptions
Top: "Antidiphtheritic // Serum. // Standard, X, No. 2 // This bulb contains 1000 Antitoxic units, // irrespective of the quantity of fluid. // 799460 [stamped] // Keep in a cool, dark place. // PREPARED IN THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY OF // Parke, Davis & Co. // [illeg.] T, MICH. U.S.A."; back: "We would recommend that this parcel be returned after // OCT 10 1901 [stamped], to be replaced with fresh product. // This serum will, however, retain its potency for a // much longer period, if kept under proper conditions. // [a series of illustrations for use listed here] // HOLDING BULB. // BREAKING NECK OF BULB. // OBTAINING LAST DROPS. // KEEP IN A COOL, DARK PLACE."; top: "[illeg.] N [illeg.] // 5 [handwritten]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A
Length
8.3 cm
Diameter
3.9 cm
Condition Remarks
8 Nov 2023: Label around lid is torn ("ic" of "antidiphtheric") and piece is kept in small plastic bag. Label is brittle and many small cracks throughout make it incredibly prone to flaking.
Labels are discoloured and 2/3 of the label on top is missing; label surrounding container is torn and a piece (approx. 2.0 x 1.5 cm) is missing; exposed wood on top and bottom is dirty.
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit at City of Ottawa - Public Health L-2016-3 14 Mar 2016 – 31 Dec 2018; extended to 31 Dec 2023
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000