General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS BOTTLE WITH METAL CAP; CHEMICAL CONTENTS/ CARDSTOCK BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

4.7 cm

Width

2.5 cm

Height

13.8 cm

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

Catarrhozone

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Brockville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1920S AND 1930S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF MEDICINE MADE AND SOLD IN CANADA. WAS FOUND IN STORAGE AT ASTLEY'S PHARMACY ON LAURIER E. IN SANDY HILL DISTRICT OF OTTAWA AFTER IT WAS SOLD IN 1991. [REF 2]

Function

USED TO HOLD LIQUID PATENT MEDICINE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PATENT MEDICINE MADE TO CURE ALL ILLS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ON BOTTLE READS:'NERVILINE/ A FAMILY/ LINIMENT/ TRADE MARK/ USED TO ASSIST IN/ DISCOMFORTS/ ARISING FROM/ NEURALGIA, TOOTH ACHE,/ RHEUMATIC PAINS, SIMPLE/ SORE THROAT, LUMBAGO,/ SORE ACHING JOINTS,/ MUSCULAR STRAINS,/ SPRAINS, SWELLINGS,/ CHEST SORENESS FROM/ COLDS, CHILBLAINS,/ HOARSENESS, INSECT BITES./ NERVILINE/ FOR INTERNAL USE./ May be employed for gas in the Stomach, Coughs, Common/Colds, Cramps, Flatulence./ DOSE: 30 drops in sweetened/ water;/.../ THE PROPRIETARY OR PATENT/ MEDICINE ACT NO. 7559/ CATAARHOZONE COMPANY/ ESTABLISHED 1877/ OWNED BY THE/ W.H. COMSTOCK CO. LTD./ BROCKVILLE,/ ONTARIO'/ FOR MARKINGS ON BOX: SEE XEROX COPY IN S.I. FILE

Missing

N/A

Finish

CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE WITH BLACK CAP AND WHITE LABEL WITH BLUE AND RED PRINTING/ BROWN LIQUID CONTENTS/ OFF-WHITE BOX WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

DRAWING OF CASTLE TRADE MARK ON BOX/ LABEL ON BOTTLE RIMMED IN RED