University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Pharmacy, General
Pharmacy
Home Health Care
Classification
Pharmacy, Pain
Pharmacy, General
Pharmacy
Home Health Care
Accession Number
1977.12.47
Description
Short narrow brown glass bottle swith cork closure wih two distinct lables; this is a 50th Anniversry reproduction medical product not intended for use to commemorate the manufacturers anniversary; on label indicates a typical c1913 product label on cream label, very busy with lots of text and font…
Short narrow brown glass bottle swith cork closure wih two distinct lables; this is a 50th Anniversry reproduction medical product not intended for use to commemorate the manufacturers anniversary; on label indicates a typical c1913 product label on cream label, very busy with lots of text and font styles and line drawing of two ladies in Victorian era clothes on an open buggy pulled by a horse, while the other is typical of 1963 product label with gold label, simple text and outline of person; round paper label affixed to cork indicates this product is not intended for use; sealed closure, full of product.
On the older style label: "POISON // do not take internally // BUGGY-BACK // 1913 // CORSET-BACK // F. W. HORNER & CO. // For // the home and // stable // Sore aching back from // water-hauling, churning, // scrubbing, washboard back, // log pulling, ploughing, // hay pitching, coal-heaving, // fighting, horse riding, // stump pulling, ALSO: // croup, colds, colic, etc. // RUB IT IN // For the stable: // Muscular soreness or // stiffness due to exhaustion //and overwork: shoe boils, // thrush. curbs, weak back, // horse ails, grease heal, // windpuffs, cuts, sweeny // of shoulder or hip, itching // in manes & bodywash. // Lin rerebinth B.P."; on other label: "1963 // SOMA // Analgesic and muscle-relaxant // for the treatment of low back pain. // CARISOPRODOL // 350 mg. // Dose: One tablet // three times daily // and at bedtime": on circular lable on cork: "SPECIMEN ONLY // DO NOT USE // THIS SPECIMEN OF AN AN // TIQUE MEDICINE // BOTTLE IS NOT // INTENDED FOR // ACTUAL USE"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-5 Box 4 Row C
Height
12.6 cm
Diameter
4.9 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Potentally this 50th anniversary commemorative bottle was sent to physicians. Contents were not intended for use.
Frank W. Horner was born in Warrenton, Virginia, on May 13, 1867, Mr. Horner moved to Montreal in 1893 to work for Davis & Lawrence Co. He was one of the founding members of the Charles E. Frosst & Co. , where he stayed three years, then spent ten years at the John Wyeth & Bros. He founded his company in 1912, as a manufacturing chemist. His business grew steadily before merging with another company in the 1970s.