Medical kit
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1850–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0589.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 12
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Chemicals in glass vials in a fruitwood box with brass fittings/ paper labels
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.4 cm
- Width
- 20.3 cm
- Height
- 20.3 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
The Canada Medical record: A Monthly journal of Medicine and Surgery recommended Powder of Ipecacuanha as a great remedy for children which brings down fever, and Ipecacuanha wine as a treatment for nausea, calomel as a gastric sedative and checks vomiting and Dover's Power for prophylaxis.1 - Function
-
Used to store and organize bottles containing medicinal treatments. - Technical
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Bottle contents offer a vast sample of chemical compounds used at the time to treat illness. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Medical kit, 1850–1900, Artifact no. 1968.0589, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0589.001/
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