General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Paper box

Dimensions

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

Length

18.6 cm

Width

6.9 cm

Height

3.9 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

LUBIN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY MADE IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20THC

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF PATENT MEDICINE AND PACKAGING MANUFACTURED IN CANADA IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20THC. THIS BOTTLE WAS FOUND IN STORAGE IN THE BASEMENT OF ASTLEY'S PHARMACY ON LAURIER ST IN SANDY HILL AREA OF OTTAWA AFTER IT WAS SOLD IN 1991

Function

Packaging meant to hold and promote a medical product.

Technical

AT THIS TIME PATENT MEDICINES CONTAINING OPIUM, COCAINE, STRYCHNINE, & ALCOHOL WERE READILY AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER IN MOST PHARMACIES. THE PATENT MEDICINE ACT OF 1908ATTEMPTED TO CURB THE USE OF NARCOTICS, BUT IT WAS ANOTHER 10 YRS. BEFORE THE PUBLIC BEGAN TO REALIZE THE DANGERS OF THESE MEDICINES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Printed on the proper front: "ELIXIR TONIQUE/ CHARCOT/ Métavan[adate] de fioude./ Hypophosphite de Soude./ de Fer, de Chaux./ Sulfate de Quinine./ Acide Phosphorique./ Strychnine alcaloïde, 1/8 de/ milligramme par cuillerée/ à dessert./ LE MEILLEUR ET LE PLUS/ ÉCONOMIQUE DES/ MÉDICAMENTS/ RECONSTITUANTS/ DOSE/ Adultes, une cuillèrée à/ dessert trois fois par jour./ Enfants, une demi-dose./ PRIX $1.25/ LUBIN & CIE/ MONTREAL"/ Printed on the proper back: "L'ELIXIR TONIQUE/ CHARCOT/ Est indiqué dans la/ faiblesse générale,/ scrofule, anémie, con-/ valescence, tuberculose,/ neurasthénie, affections/ cutanées./ L'ELIXIR TONIQUE/ CHARCOT/ Aide la digestion,/ stimule la nutrition et/ favorise l'emmagasine-/ ment de la graisse. Il/ active l'action de/ l'estomac et de l'intestin, prévient la/ constipation."/ Printed on the proper right and left sides: "ELIXIR TONIQUE CHARCOT"

Missing

Top portion of the box is damaged and missing.

Finish

Light grey paper box with black text and red design on the proper front.

Decoration

A printed red box with a scrollwork border surrounded by a lined border.