Rectangular amber glass bottle with round neck and flat, flanged lip stopped with a cork; paper label on front and on cork; bottle contains circular tablets; paper label has been affixed to bottom
Rectangular amber glass bottle with round neck and flat, flanged lip stopped with a cork; paper label on front and on cork; bottle contains circular tablets; paper label has been affixed to bottom
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1916
circa 1916
Date Remarks
Cited in Parke, Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection
Material
glass: amber
paper: blue; beige-brown; black; red; white
Inscriptions
Top: "500 // TABLET // TRITURATES // No. 717 // BLANK TABLETS // PINK // (NOT MEDICATED) // C478554 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CANADA."; top: "P D [monogramme] [surrounded by] WALKERVILLE, ONT CANADA [illeg.]"; bottom: "J W [handwritten] // P D & CO [molded in glass]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-8 Box 3 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length 11.0 cm x Width 4.3 cm x Depth 2.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Labels are yellowed and discoloured; one-third of the label on top is missing; cork is broken on one side; brown accretion on back
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 2 page 1
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.