Pill making machine

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OBJECT TYPE: TABLET TRITURATE MOULD
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0408.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HARD RUBBER PLATES/ METAL PINS

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.5 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Height: 1.5 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED IN AGRICULTURE CANADA ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEPEAN, ON.
Function: USED TO MANUFACTURE PILLS, SMALL ROUND MEDICATED MASSES TO BE SWALLOWED.
Technical: MOULD CONSISTS OF A PLATE OF HARD RUBBER HAVING THE THICKNESS OF THE DESIRED PILL OR TABLET (USUALLY 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH), & PERFORATED WITH 50 OR 100 HOLES HAVING THE DIAMETER OF THE TABLET. A SECOND PLATE HAS A CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF PROJECTING PEGS WHICH FIT INTO THESE HOLES: PRESSING THESE TOGETHER EJECTS FINISHED PILLS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED SUN BURST ON LEFT CORNER OF PERFORATED PLATE ANDPROJECTING PEGS.
Missing: .2 PIECE MISSING ON RIGHT CORNER/ .3 CRACKED AND PIECE MISSING ON LEFT CORNER
Finish: BLACK HARD RUBBER/ COPPER COLORED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Pill making machine, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0408, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0408.001/

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