Vial, medicine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- TABLETS
- DATE
- 1935–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1440.005
- MANUFACTURER
- FROSST, CHARLES E. & CO.
- MODEL
- Pheno-Active
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- Total Parts
- 16
- AKA
- laxative
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS WITH METAL & CORK STOPPER, PAPER LABEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.5 cm
- Width
- 1.7 cm
- Height
- 1.7 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
- FROSST
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE LATE 1930'S.
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF PRODUCTS MADE & DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA. DISTRIBUTING FREE SAMPLES OF THEIR PRODUCTS TO PHYSICIANS & DENTISTS WAS A TYPICAL PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY USED BY DRUG COMPANIES IN THE MID TO LATE 20TH CENTURY. - Function
-
USED BY DRUG COMPANIES TO PROVIDE SAMPLES OF PRODUCTS TO PHYSICIANS AS A WAY OF ADVERTISING & PROMOTING THEIR PRODUCTS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLES OF DRUGS DEVELOPED IN THE C. 1925-35 PERIOD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'Charles E. Frosst & Co./ MONTREAL CANADA'/ '25 TABLETS/ NO. 213/ PHENO-ACTIVE/ The Tiny Bedtime/ Laxative'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CLEAR, AMBER BOTTLE, GOLD LABEL-BROWN PRINTING
- Decoration
- INCLUDES CROSS-HATCH PATTERN ON LABEL
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FROSST, CHARLES E. & CO., Vial, medicine, between 1935–1940, Artifact no. 1995.1440, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1440.005/
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