University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Pharmacy, General
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Classification
Pharmacy
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Pharmacy, General
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Accession Number
1980.18.50
Description
Clear glass jar with cylindrical body, ending with flattened shoulders and a wide neck with a small collar or lip; glass stopper; paper label; some of the original contents in the form of a white powder.
Clear glass jar with cylindrical body, ending with flattened shoulders and a wide neck with a small collar or lip; glass stopper; paper label; some of the original contents in the form of a white powder.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
Dates
1923
1958
circa 1923-1958
Date Remarks
Based on telephone exchange numbers in Toronto.
Material
glass: clear
paper: brown; black
powder: white
Inscriptions
Printed on label: "TAYLOR'S // ANTISEPTIC PHARMACY"; written below by hand: "PULVUS // ANTIACIDUS"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-1 Row A
Length
22.9 cm
Diameter
9.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 22.9 cm x Diameter 9.0 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Website
Reference Comments
Daniel A. Goldstein, “The Historical Apothecary Compendium,” (Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Co., 2015).
"Toronto telephone exchange geography," http://jbb.poslfit.com/Pages/416.html, last revised 2013-12-03.
Research Facts
Pulvis antiacidus is an antiacid powder for gastrointestinal complaints, especially heartburn and infantile colic.