Medication

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1942–1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0768.001

MANUFACTURER: Royal Canadian Navy Medical Research Unit
MODEL: B
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard box; cellophane tape; [gelatin ?] medical capsules

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 4.1 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Defence CA
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: These pills never used. This type of medication tested in Winter, 1942-1942.
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. "During the winter of 1942-1943 the RCN Medical Research Unit was testing a seasickness remedy. Four compounds were tested of which "B" was the composition developed by that unit. The tests were done on LCT's- which were being used as troop transports en route for England. The tests were conducted between Boston and Halifax in a random blind test. In spite of this, approximately 20 surplus capsules from boxes "B" and "C"- the two that had active ingredients- disappeared from each of the ships. Pills of this composition were subsequently used in the Normandy Invasion." [Ref. 3]
Function: Experimental medication designed to remedy seasickness.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "B" printed by hand in red grease pencil on box front and back, and on both end flaps. "EXPERIMENTAL SAMPLE/ FOR SEA SICKNESS" printed by hand in pencil on one side of box. UHN catalogue no. "972.12.7" printed by hand in pencil on box.
Missing: None evident.
Finish: Unbleached cardboard box; end flaps secured using cellophane tape; box contains approx. 30 pink [gelatin ?] capsules.
Decoration: N/A

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Royal Canadian Navy Medical Research Unit, Medication, circa 1942–1943, Artifact no. 2002.0768, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0768.001/

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