Medication
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- OBJECT TYPE
- chemical/solid
- DATE
- 1890–1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0439.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Zinc Sulphate
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 17
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass vial with a cork stopper containing a chemical
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.0 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 1.5 cm
- 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
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Probably late 1800'S to early 1900'S
- Canada
-
Type sample of an early medication kit used in Canada. - Function
-
General: Small vial of medication for a physician to have on hand. Specific use of the medication is not known. - Technical
-
SELECTION OF VARIOUS CHEMICALS WHICH A PHYSICIAN COULD USE TO PRODUCE REMEDIES FOR AILMENTS TO TREAT HIS PATIENTS ON HOME VISITS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NO MARKINGS ON CASE/ HANDWRITTEN OR PRINTED ON LABELS AFFIXED TO VIALS: 'Ipecacuauha''Chloral/ Hydrate''Pub Jalapaeco' 'Podophyllum' 'BISMUTH/Sub[?]/Bism[?]' 'Hdrang.Cum[?]/ Heart/ Stimulate' 'Pulv. Opii.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Clear glass vial with brown cork stopper and off-white compound inside.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Medication, circa 1890–1910, Artifact no. 1989.0439, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0439.001/
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