Medication

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OBJECT TYPE: chemical/liquid
DATE: 1920–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0012.001

MANUFACTURER: MASON REMEDIES LTD.
MODEL: PAR-RU CORRECT TONIC
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS BOTTLE WITH METAL LID AND PAPER LABEL/ PAPER BOX

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 22.5 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: MASON
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY MADE FOR USE IN THE 1920S TO THE 1940S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF TONIC MEDICINE MADE AND SOLD IN CANADA IN THE PERIOD. WAS FOUND IN STORAGE AT ASTLEY'S DRUG STORE ON LAURIER E. IN SANDY HILL IN OTTAWA WHEN IT WAS SOLD IN 1991.
Function: USED TO HOLD LIQUID PATENT MEDICINE.
Technical: AT THIS TIME PATENT MEDICINES CONTAINING OPIUM, COCAINE, STRYCHNINE & ALCOHOL WERE READILY AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER IN MOST DRUG STORES. THE OPIUM ACT OF 1908 ATTEMPTED TO CURB USE OF NARCOTICS,BUT IT WAS ANOTHER 10 YRS. BEFORE THE PUBLIC BEGAN TO REALISE THE DANGERS OF THESE MEDICINES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON LABEL INCLUDES: 'PAR-/ RU/ CORRECT/ TONIC/ DIRECTIONS/.../ The Proprietary or Patent/ Medicine Act, No. 17475/ Maximum Dose -/ 1/90 gr. Strychnine/ MASON REMEDIES LIMITED/ Toronto, Canada'/ BOX PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH, READS IN PART: 'PAR-/ RU/ CORRECT/ TONIC/ PRICE $1.00/ MASON REMEDIES LTD./ TORONTO CANADA/ PAR-RU IS RECOMMENDED AS A GENERAL BODY BUILDING HEALTH TONIC./ DIRECTIONS/ Adults - One tablespoonful to be taken before each meal./ Children -One to five years - one-quarter teaspoon; five to ten years - one- half teaspoon./ CONTENTS - 8 FLUID OUNCES...'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BROWN GLASS WITH TAN LID; LABEL RED,BLACK AND WHITE; BOX: RED, BLACK AND WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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MASON REMEDIES LTD., Medication, between 1920–1940, Artifact no. 1999.0012, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0012.001/

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