Paddle, pill roller

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OBJECT TYPE: manual
DATE: 1800–1899
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0711.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Nova Scotia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: brass and mahogany components.

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.3 cm
Width: 6.3 cm
Height: 3.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: Used in 19th century.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Used to smooth manually cut pills.
Technical: ITEM USED IN 19TH C. PILL MASS OR MIXTURE OF INGREDIENTS WAS MIXED & FORMED WITH A MORTAR & PESTLE. THE MASS WAS REMOVED FROM THE MORTAR, AND WORKED BY HAND INTO A SHORT, CYLINDRICAL SHAPE, PLACED ON THE TRAY OF THE PILL MACHINE & ROLLED UNTIL ITS LENGTH CORRESPONDED TO THE NUMBER OF DIVISIONS ON THE PILL MAKING MACHINE. THE "PIPE" HAD TO BE OF UNIFORM DIAMETER, AND THE ENDS KEPT SQUARE. THE PIPE WAS THEN PLACED ON THE CUTTING SECTION & CUT INTO PIECES. THE PILLS WERE ROLLED UNDER A PILL FINISHER TO SMOOTH THEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: UHN catalogue no. "X969.4 " printed by hand in white ink on one handle. "AM5194" printed by hand in blue ink on white label fixed to one end of metal form, between rollers.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Mahogany wood base; brass fittings.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Paddle, pill roller, 1800–1899, Artifact no. 2002.0711, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/2002.0711.002/

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