General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS VIALS WITH CORK STOPPERS AND PAPER LABELS; CARDBOARD BOX; CHEMICAL TABLETS

Dimensions

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

Length

3.5 cm

Width

3.2 cm

Height

1.5 cm

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

Parke

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY FROM EARLY 1900S TO THE 1920S.

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF VIALS AND MEDICATION USED IN CANADA IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C.

Function

USED TO HOLD MEDICAL TABLETS.

Technical

SHOWS MEDICINES THAT WERE IN COMMON USE IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH C BUT WHICH WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE DRUGS AT THE END OF THE CENTURY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN ON TOP OF BOX: 'Hypodermat./ Tablets/ P. D & Co/ Detroit/ US'/ PRINTING ON LABELS INCLUDES:.1 'Hypodermic Tablets/ Strychnine Sulphate/ 1-50 grain. 107002/ Parke, Davis & Co.'/.2 [SAME AS.1 EXCEPT] HYPO. TABLETS NO. 22/ 1341633/ Guaranteed under The/ Food and Drugs Act, June 30th, 1906./ Guaranty No. 6.'/.3 [SAME AS.1 EXCEPT] NO. 13/ Morphine sulphate/ 1-4 grain/ 1348439'/.4 [SAME AS.1 EXCEPT] NO. 4/ Atropine Sulphate/ 1-100 Grain/ 1349642/.5 [SAME AS.1 EXCEPT] NO. 16/ Morphine and Atropine/ RH 1345288/ Morphine sulphate/ 1.4 gr/ Atropine sulphate,/ 1-150 gr'

Missing

TABLETS

Finish

YELLOW GLASS VIALS; LABEL WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING; WHITE BOX AND LID WITH BLACK HANDWRITING.

Decoration

N/A