University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival Items
Classification
Archival, Publications
Accession Number
1969.31.2
Description
A small book, rectangular in shape and consisting of 160 pages plus cover; lists formulae and gelatine-coated pills (ovoid capsules) manufactured by McKesson & Robbins as well as a few advertisements for the manufacturer's products.
A small book, rectangular in shape and consisting of 160 pages plus cover; lists formulae and gelatine-coated pills (ovoid capsules) manufactured by McKesson & Robbins as well as a few advertisements for the manufacturer's products.
Printed on the cover in gold ink: "McKESSON & ROBBINS, // NEW YORK. // 1889"; stamped on inside front cover: "J.D. TULLY, // CHEMIST, % c. // PETERBORO, ONT." in purple ink inside a decorative design; printed on page three in black ink: "FOR THE PHYSICIAN'S POCKET. // FORMULA BOOK // CONTAINING LIST OF // GELATINE - COATED PILLS, // (OVOID CAPSULE D // WITH // FORMULAS, NOTES, DOSES, &c. // ALSO, A LIST OF FLUID AND SOLID EXTRACTS, // ELIXIRS, AND METHODS OF PREPARING // TINCTURES // ETC. // eleventh edition. // McKESSON & ROBBINS, // Wholesale Chemists and Druggists, // OFFICES: LABORATORIES: // 91 and 93 Fulton Street
74, 76, 78 and 80 Ann Street. // WAREHOUSED: // 1, 93, 95 and 97 Fulton Street; 78, 79, 80, 82 and 84 Ann Street. // EST. OF DANIEL C. ROBBINS, JOHN McKESSON, JR., // WM. HULL WICKHAM, // WM. L. VENNARD, GEO. C. McKESSON, // HERBERT D. ROBBINS. // NEW YORK: // 1889."; stamped inside back cover: "J. D. TULLY, // CHEMIST, &c. // PETERBORO, ONT." in purple inside a decorative design
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-5-4
Dimension Notes
Length 11.0 cm x Width 7.3 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
Condition Remarks
A small crack in the cardstock inside the front cover, running through the stamp, has occurred; pages have yellowed slightly with age.