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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied/hinged lid
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1981.1736.005

MANUFACTURER: EMPIRE LABORATORIES LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic case and hinged lid

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.5 cm
Width: 6.6 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Length
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: EMPIRE LABORATORIES
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To contain and protect a set of promotional drug samples for a physician.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the label on the proper bottom, there are three columns of information with the headings: "Brand Name"/ "Empire Generic Name*"/ "List/ Price"/ In the first column: "Achromycin/ Benemid/ Butazolidin/ Diuril/ Dydrodiuril/ Furadantin/ Hylenta/ Pen Vee/ Lanoxin/ Largactil/ Meticorten/ Miltown/ Orinase/ Preludin"/ In the second column: "Tetracycline/ Oral Suspension/ Probenecid/ Phenylbutazone/ DEXAMETHASONE/ 0.5 mg./ 0.75 mg./ Chlorothiazide/ 250 mg./ 500 mg./ Hydrochlorothiazide/ 50 mg./ 25 mg./ NITROFURANTOIN/ 50 mg./ 100 mg./ Penicillin G/ 500,000 I.U./ 1,000,000 I.U./ Penicillin V/ 200,000 I.U./ 500,000 I.U./ Digoxin 0.25 mg./ 0.5 mg./ Chlorpromazine/ 25 mg./ 50 mg./ Prednisone/ 5.0 mg./ Meprobamate/ 200 mg./ 400 mg./ TOLBUTAMIDE/ Phemetrazine"/ In the third column: "16's - 3.85/ 60cc - 2.40/ 100's - 8.00/ 100's - 3.50/ 100's - 8.50/ 100's - 12.50/ 100's - 2.50/ 100's - 3.40/ 100's - 4.00/ 100's - 3.00/ 50's - 4.00/ 25's - 3.80/ 12's - 1.45/ 12's - 2.75/ 12's - 1.45/ 12's - 2.90/ 100's - 2.00/ 100's - 3.00/ 100's - 3.80/ 100's - 6.70/ 100's - 4.00/ 100's - 1.30/ 100's - 1.60/ 100's - 5.00/ 100's - 4.40"/ Under the three colums: "In this partial product list, Empire Labora-/ tories Limited has included (as a remider),/ the brand names of pharmaceuticals which/ as a result of advertising and promotion/ throughout the trade, have become more/ readily recognized than their correct chemical/ and official name./ *All Empire Products are listed in/ Vademecum 1964/ To assure your patients of/ QUALITY and PRICE/ specify Empire/ on all prescriptions"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: The case has a white synthetic base with a clear synthetic hinged lid. There is an off-white paper label with black printing on the proper bottom.
Decoration: N/A

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EMPIRE LABORATORIES LTD., Case, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1981.1736, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1736.005/

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