Envelope

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1920–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.1107.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: INGRAM & BELL LTD.
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.0 cm
Width: 13.7 cm
Height: 1.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF ENVELOPE PROBABLY USED C. 1920S+
Canada: STATIONARY FROM CANADIAN MEDICAL SUPPLY FIRM INGRAM & BELL LTD. WHICH HAD OFFICES IN TORONTO, MONTREAL, WINNIPEG, CALGARY & ALBERTA. FOUNDED IN 1905 I&B BECAME THE LARGEST CANADIAN-OWNED MARKETER OF HOSPITAL SERVICES, PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENT IN CANADA (MID 1990S).
Function: USED TO CONTAIN AND PROTECT PAPERS OR SMALL 3-DIMENSIONAL ITEMS.
Technical: ENVELOPE ADVERTISES VARIETY OF HYPODERMIC SYRINGE NEEDLES CARRIED BY FIRM OF INGRAM & BELL, LTD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Envelope bears illustration of various sizes of needle, and text "ACTUAL SIZE OF/I&B VIM HYPODERMIC NEEDLES/ Suggested Sizes of/ Needles for/ Various Types of Work/ HYPODERMIC 25g x 5/8"/ and 24g x 3/4"/ INJECTION OF VARICOSITIES/ 22g x 3/4" Short Bevel/ INSULIN 26g x 1/2"/ and 25g x 5/8"/ INTRAMUSCULAR 19g x 1 1/2"/ INTRADERMAL 27g X 1/2"/ INTRAVENOUS 20g X 1 1/2"/ Short Level/ PITUITARY EXT. 22g x 1"/ and 23G x 1"/ TOXOID 26g x 1/2"/ TUBERCULIN 26g x 1/2"/ I & B VIM/ (FIRTH-BREARLEY)/ Stainless Steel/ Hypodermic Needles./ Will not rust, corrode or clog./ SPECIFY SIZE WHEN ORDERING/ INGRAM & BELL, Limited/ TORONTO/ MONTREAL-WINNIPEG-CALGARY-/ VANCOUVER".
Missing: NONE. ENVELOPE IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF.
Finish: OFF-WHITE PAPER; BLACK INK
Decoration: ENVELOPE BEARS ILLUSTRATION OF VARIOUS SIZES OF HYPODERMIC NEEDLES.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Envelope, circa 1920–1930, Artifact no. 1978.1107, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1978.1107.001/

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