Vial, medicine

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OBJECT TYPE: PHYSICIANS' SAMPLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0377.002

MANUFACTURER: Abbott Alkaloidal Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 13
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS VIAL & PAPER LABEL & CHEMICAL CONTENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Abbott
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: LATE PART OF 19C INTO 20C
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF DRUGS USED BY CANADIAN PHYSICIANS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
Function: USED AS AN ADVERTISEMENT BY DRUG COMPANIES - PROVIDED SAMPLES OF VARIOUS DRUGS TO THE PHYSICIANS IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THEIR PRODUCTS.
Technical: SHOWS PRODUCTS WHICH WOULD NEVER BE USED ON HUMANS IN THE 1990'S WHICH WERE STANDARD ACCEPTABLE CHOICES IN THE EARLY 1900'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ‘THE ABBOTT ALKALOIDAL CO.,/ New York CHICAGO Seattle Oakland/ Hyoscine, Morphine & Cactin comp. (H.M.C.), No1./ Hyoscine Hydrobromide, gr. 1-100; Morphine/ Hydrobromide, gr. 1-4: Cactin (Abbott), gr. 1-67. Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act,/ June 30, 1906. Serial no. 656.' [VIAL IS EMPTY]
Missing: STOPPER MISSING
Finish: UNCOLOURED GLASS VIAL WITH MAINLY WHITE LABEL HAVING BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Abbott Alkaloidal Co., Vial, medicine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1989.0377, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0377.002/

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