(a) Glass cylindrical bottle, open top, threaded neck, closed, flat bottom; paper label covers approximately one-half of the circumference; label has the reagent colour chart; (b) circular enamelled metal cap with threading on inside surface; (c) rectangular paper disiccant pouch, with desiccant ke…
(a) Glass cylindrical bottle, open top, threaded neck, closed, flat bottom; paper label covers approximately one-half of the circumference; label has the reagent colour chart; (b) circular enamelled metal cap with threading on inside surface; (c) rectangular paper disiccant pouch, with desiccant kept in sealed central pouch; (d-rrr) rectangular plastic strip affixed to a square of reactive material.
Number Of Parts
68
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 9.9 cm x Diam. 4.1 cm
b - cap - Size: Depth 1.1 cm x Diam. 4.4 cm
c - desiccant - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Width 3.2 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
(d-rrr) - reactive strip - Size: Length 8.3 cm x Width 0.5 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Burns of Napanee, Ont., a 1947 graduate of the Queen's University Medical Program; some items belonged to Dr. Stratton, who held the Napanee practice prior to Dr. Burns.
(a) Printed on label, left side, vertical: "AMES COMPANY Division, Miles Laboratories, Ltd. – Rexdale Ontario Miles"; central column, horizontal: "BÂTONNETS RÉACTIFS // POUR ANALYSE D'URINE 2870 // ALBUSTIX // REAGENT STRIPS FOR URINALYSIS // DIP AND READ // TEST FOR PROTEIN // IN URINE // FOR IN VITRO [italics] URINE TESTING ONLY // TEST IMMERSION // ET LECTURE // POUR LES PROTÉINES // DANS L'URINE // POUR ÉPREUVES IN VITRO [italics] SEULEMENT // AMES // 100 REAGENT STRIPS // BÂTONNETS RÉACTIFS"; right column, horizontal: "R724 2271ALO (L) 243 066 // Unopened exp. // Si scellé expire // 81 JN 30 // READING TIME // TEMPS DE COMPARAISON // TEST // NOT CRITICAL // NON CRITIQUE // PROTEIN // PROTÉINES"; right column, vertical: "READ PRODUCT INSERT – Do not touch reagent area. Store at 15-30°C. // Do not remove desiccant. Replace cap promptly and tightly. // LIRE LE DÉPLIANT INCLUS – Ne pas toucher la zone réactive. Ranger // à 15-30°C. Ne pas enlever le dessiccatif. Bien refermer immédiatement. // NEGATIVE // NÉGATIF // mg/dl // TRACE // 30 // + // 100 // ++ // 300 // +++ // OVER/PLUS // DE 1000 // ++++"; embossed on bottom of bottle: "[illeg.] // 9 // [illeg.] // 1 // [illeg.]"; (b) printed on cap: "KEEP // CAP TIGHT // ames // 10"; (c) printed on packet front: "AMES // Ames // Ames Company // Division // Miles Laboratories Ltd. // Rexdale, Ontario"; "AMES" through "Division" repeated; on back: "DO NOT EAT // 2803AE // Keep Desiccant // in container. // DO NOT DISCARD // This desiccant // packet is included // as an aid in // keeping your // reagent strips dry // DO NOT EAT // 2803AE"; "Keep" through "EAT" repeated; (d-rrr) printed on plastic strip: "ALBUSTIX"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 1 Row D
Condition Remarks
(a) Paper label discoloured, curled; grime around mouth; (b) some tarnish around inside threading; (c-rrr) no problems
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Web site
Research Facts
Tests for protein in urine as a sign of kidney malfunction; still in use today.