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Night Sweat
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Dates
1905
circa 1905
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
000001085
Description
Rectangular brown glass bottle with round neck and flat, flanged lip stopped with a cork; paper labels on front, back and cork.
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Accession Number
000001085
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
MeSH Heading
Sweating
Drugs, Non-Prescription
MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
Description
Rectangular brown glass bottle with round neck and flat, flanged lip stopped with a cork; paper labels on front, back and cork.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis
Site Made (City)
Walkerville
Site Made (State)
Ontario
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1905
circa 1905
Date Remarks
Cited in Parke, Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection
Material
glass: brown
paper: beige; brown; black; red
cork: light brown
Inscriptions
Front: "AB 20 [illeg.] [handwritten] // 100 // GELATIN-COATED // PILLS // No. 418. // NIGHT SWEAT. // Zinc oxide, 1-2 gr. // Salicin, -- 1 gr. // Ext. Belladonna // leaves, 1-25 gr. // Hydrastin; 1 gr. // Lactated Pepsin, 1-2 gr. // C 250469 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // DETROIT, MICH. // U.S.A."; back: "MANUFACTURED BY // PARKE DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONT." bottom: "P D & CO. // 55 [molded in glass]"; top: "[illeg.] AMENTA // D [illeg.] // [illeg.] A // [illeg.], ONT [illeg.]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-6 Box 4 Row E
Dimension Notes
Length 9.3 cm x Width 3.5 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Labels are yellowed and discoloured; some slight tears around edges; top label torn and left half missing; cork worn somewhat around edge
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 3
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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