Box, medicine

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OBJECT TYPE: PHYSICIANS' SAMPLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0414.001

MANUFACTURER: FROSST, CHARLES E. & CO.
MODEL: BLAUD TONIC LAXATIVE
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDSTOCK BOX; PAPER LINING; CHEMICAL PILLS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 6.0 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: FROSST
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY THE 1920S AND 1930S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF PHYSICIAN'S SAMPLE BOX OF MEDICINE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO HOLD MEDICATION
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ONE METHOD OF PROMOTING DRUGS BY PROVIDING FREE SAMPLES TO PHYSICIANS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON LID: 'PHYSICIAN'S SAMPLE/ FROSST'S/ SOLUBLE CAPSULES/ NO. 65/ Blaud Tonic Laxative/ R *Blaud....=10 grs./ Arsenical Solution. =2 mins/ Ext. Nux Vomica...1-4 gr./ Phenolphthalein... 1-2 gr./ * Approximately 1 grain of Iron in/ the Ferrous state. 70418/ Charles E. Frosst & Co./ Montreal, Canada'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE BOX WITH BLUE PRINTING; BROWN PILLS
Decoration: N/A

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FROSST, CHARLES E. & CO., Box, medicine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1989.0414, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0414.001/

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