General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS VIAL WITH CORK STOPPER AND PAPER LABEL; CONTAINS PILLS

Dimensions

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

Length

8.5 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

2.2 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

OPPENHEIMER

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C

Canada

EXAMPLE OF PHYSICIAN DRUG SAMPLES SUPPLIED IN CANADA IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C

Function

USED TO HOLD MEDICATIONS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PROMOTIONAL SAMPLES OF DRUGS TO PHYSICIANS FROM THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Printed on Label: ‘Physicians' Sample./ BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT/ Trade Mark/ ‘BI-PALATINOID'/ No./ 500/ Ferrous Carbonate/ equiv. to Blaud Pil. gr. 5/ Haematinic tonic in Anaemia, Debility, / etc./ OPPENHEIMER, SON & CO. LTD., LONDON, ENG./ Sole Agent/ for Canada:/ MERVYN E. VANZANT,/ 732, Yonge Street, Toronto./ One to three with a draught/ of water after meals.'/ Molded on wax on top of stopper: ‘AWARDED/ ONLY/ GOLD MEDAL/ INTERNATIONAL/ MEDICAL/ CONGRESS/ 1894'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

CLEAR GLASS VIAL WITH LIGHT GREEN LABEL PRINTED WITH BLACK PRINTING; ROUND DARK BROWN PILLS

Decoration

N/A