University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1989.7.4
Description
Turned boxwood, two-part container joined with a leather hinge; drilled to enable a cork placed in lower metal-lined part to be pushed out by a plunger coming through two parts; when plunger is fully extended, the container can be open to insert the cork.
Turned boxwood, two-part container joined with a leather hinge; drilled to enable a cork placed in lower metal-lined part to be pushed out by a plunger coming through two parts; when plunger is fully extended, the container can be open to insert the cork.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D. McKinley.
Dates
1870
1890
circa 1870-1890
Material
wood: brown
fabric: beige
leather: brown
metal
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A8-3
Length
20.3 cm
Diameter
6.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
The head of the plunger is cracked and bound with string
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
Canadian Biographical Dictionary, p. 692; Ont. Medical Registry of 1872
Research Facts
Belonged to Dr. Henry Turner (b. 1829), registered Ontario 1866, practised in Millbrook, Ontario ca. 1853-1898 and in NWT ca. 1895-1907; operated a drugstore in Millbrook from 1871.