Vial, medicine

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OBJECT TYPE: PHYSICIANS' SAMPLE
DATE: 1900–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0380.005

MANUFACTURER: Parke, Davis & Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS VIAL WITH CORK STOPPER & PAPER LABEL & CHEMICAL CONTENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.0 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: Parke
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Detroit

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: EARLY PART OF THE 20C
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF DRUGS USED BY CANADIAN PHYSICIANS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
Function: USED AS AN ADVERTISEMENT BY DRUG COMPANIES - PROVIDED SAMPLES OF VARIOUS DRUGS TO THE PHYSICIANS IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THEIR PRODUCTS
Technical: SHOWS PRODUCTS WHICH WOULD NEVER BE GIVEN TO HUMANS IN THE 1990'S WHICH WERE STANDARD ACCEPTABLE CHOICES IN THE EARLY 1900'S
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ‘Sample/ Normal Liquid/ Gelsemium/ Dose, 1 to 10 min./ Parke, Davis & Co.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNCOLOURED VIAL WITH WHITE LABEL & BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Parke, Davis & Co., Vial, medicine, circa 1900–1910, Artifact no. 1989.0380, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1989.0380.005/

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