General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDSTOCK

Dimensions

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

Length

12.3 cm

Width

10.3 cm

Height

1.2 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

ROBERTS

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY MADE IN THE 1940S AND 1950S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF PATENT MEDICINE PACKAGING OF PRODUCT MADE IN CANADA

Function

USED TO HOLD AND STORE PATENT MEDICINE PILLS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PRODUCT PACKAGING FOR PATENT MEDICINE MADE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 20TH C.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON LID: 'VITAVAX/ KEEP FIT PREVENT COLDS'/ PRINTING ON INSIDE OF LID INCLUDES: 'IMPORTANT/ Vitavax is an Investment in good health..../ VITAVAX/ PREPARED BY ROBERTS BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY/ TORONTO [LOGO] CANADA'/ PRINTING ON BACK INCLUDES: 'VITAVAX is an important therapeutic advance in the treatment and prevention of the common cold, bronchitis, sinusitis and related Infections..../ EACH VITAVAX CAPSULE CONTAINIS:.../ 30 CAPSULES CONTROL 1397'/ [SEE XEROX COPY OF PRINTING IN S.I. FILE]

Missing

N/A

Finish

BOX: WHITE WITH BLACK AND ORANGE PRINTING/ PILL HOLDER GREEN

Decoration

CARTOON DRAWING OF MAN WALKING IN WINDSTORM ON TOP OF LID