General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

glass bottle; paper label

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

15.6 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

8.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ingram Bell

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.

Function

To remove dried blood and tissue from objects ie) surgical instruments, laboratory glassware, etc.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Label on bottle front reads " [Iogo- Ingram & Bell Limited]/ SURG - I - KLEEN/ (I & B)/ [Registered mark] TRADE MARK REGISTERED/ REMOVES DRIED BLOOD AND TISSUE/ * EFFECTIVE * RAPID/ * SAFE *ECONOMICAL/ * NON-CORROSIVE/ INGRAM & BELL LIMITED/ TORONTO/ MONTREAL - WINNIPEG - CALGARY - VANCOUVER "; "NEW/ NO - SNEEZE/ FORMULA" printed in red in background. "SURG- I- KLEEN/ the modern non-corrosive cleanser combining rapidity,/ economy and safety for cleansing of surgical instruments,/ laboratory glassware, rubber goods, syringes, needles,/ catheters, canulas, rectal tubes, blood transfusion equip-/ ment, etc. It is no longer necessary to use a scrub brush/ to remove dried blood and tissue from crevices, locks,/ serrations, ratchets which are difficult to reach by ordinary/ methods./ NOT EXCESSIVELY ALKALINE/ DOES NOT DRY OR CHAP THE HANDS/ DIRECTIONS FOR USE:/ Dissolve one ounce in one gallon of hot water, immerse/ instruments, etc., and maintain solution at approximately/ 120 [degree symbol] F. for one-half hour if required. Agitate before/ removing and rinse in hot water, brush lightly if necessary/ to remove loose particles. Instruments, etc., will now be/ found bright and clean ready for sterilization./ AVOID CONTACT WITH ALUMINUM/ NET WEIGHT 1 LB./ (L.] 36080". UHN catalogue number "979.21.56" printed by hand in pencil on label. "I [logo- "I" within diamond] 3/ 625 2/ 1843" appears in raised print on underside of bottle. "979.21.56" printed by hand in white ink on underside of bottle.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Brown glass bottle bears pale blue and off-white label, and dark blue and red text.

Decoration

N/A