(a) Hollow, cylindrical glass medicine bottle with concave bottom, smooth sides and a convex taper to a narrow neck with threading around the open mouth; (b) metal cap with flat, closed top, with exposed threading and lined, inside, with oiled paper; empty.
(a) Hollow, cylindrical glass medicine bottle with concave bottom, smooth sides and a convex taper to a narrow neck with threading around the open mouth; (b) metal cap with flat, closed top, with exposed threading and lined, inside, with oiled paper; empty.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 30.0 cm x Diam. 11.6 cm
b - screw cap - Size: Depth 1.1 cm x Diam. 3.4 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Charles H. Bird or Dr. Harold G. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario.
(a) Embossed on bottle, each side: "FL. 80 OZ."; on bottom: "MADE IN CANADA // 4 // [two symbols: a square and a diamond shape with a D inside] 7 // 3087"; printed label: "decorative border around label, crest at centre: top: stylized double S, then in lower left an N enclosed in a circle and the printed words: "80 FLUID OUNCES // Camphorated // Tincture of // Opium // B.P. // Adult Dosage: // 30-60 minims // LOT NO. 131332 // [illeg.] SAUNDERS, LIMITED // LONDON - ONTARIO"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-1
Condition Remarks
(a) Paper label is peeling; bottom left corner torn; fragile; wear around bottom of jar; (b) metal is tarnished; oiled paper is discoloured; patches of inactive corrosion on lid top
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles: Identification and Price Guide," by Michael Polak, 1994, p. 19; "Catalogue of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments," CENCO, Central Scientific Company of Canada Ltd., 1942, p. 56 for similar bottle (item #10340), p. 61 for similar screw cap (item #10416) (please see photocopies)