Cup, medicine

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OBJECT TYPE: GRADUATED/IMPERIAL
DATE: 1880–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0155.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 10.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Pharmacology
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF MEASURE PROBABLY USED LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C. THIS CUP USED LATE 1930S+ (REF. 1)
Canada: THIS CUP WAS GIVEN TO DONOR C. 1938-39 FOR USE WITH HIS HOME CHEMISTRY SET. ORIGINAL OWNER WAS METALLURGICAL CHEMIST OR GEOLOGIST. (REF. 1)
Function: TO MEASURE AND DISPENSE DRY OR LIQUID ITEMS, PROBABLY OF A MEDICINAL NATURE.
Technical: TYPICAL MEASURING DEVICE USED FOR MEASURING AND ADMINISTERING MEDICINES. PROBABLY HAND BLOWN; MARKINGS ARE HAND ENGRAVED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Etched on one side of glass: "TEA/ SPOON" over graduated scale labelled 1-8, in increments of 2. On opposite side of glass is eteched "TABLE/ SPOON" over [shared] graduated scale labelled 1-3, in single increments.
Missing: COMPLETE.
Finish: CLEAR GLASS (PROBABLY BLOWN) HAS ETCHED MARKINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cup, medicine, circa 1880–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0155, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0155.001/

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