Pill making machine

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0410.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 3804
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BODY/ BRASS TOP & LEGS/ PLASTIC UNDERNEATH MACHINE

Dimensions

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

Length: 63.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 7.5 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN AGRICULTURE CANADA ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEPEAN, ON.
Function: USED TO MANUFACTURE PILLS OR TABLETS, A ROUND OR OVAL SHAPED TO BE SWALLOWED. THE MASS IS TAKEN FROM MORTAR OR TILE AS COMPLETELY AS POSSIBLE AND WORKED IN THE HANDS INTO A SHORT CYLINDER, THEN BY MEANS OF A BROAD SPATULA OR WOODEN ROLLER IT IS ROLLED ON THE TILE OR PILL MACHINE UNTIL ITS LENGTH CORRESPONDS TO THE NUMBER OF DIVISIONS UPON THE TILE OR MACHINE REPRESENTING THE NUMBER OF PILLS TO BE MADE.
Technical: EARLY, MANUAL PILL MAKING DEVICE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SN STAMPED IN BASE
Missing: N/A
Finish: LAQUERED WOOD/ RAISED HORIZONTAL LINES IN BRASS/ OPAQUE PLASTIC
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pill making machine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0410, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0410.001/

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