BOTTLE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- GLASS, PAPER, PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116074
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- GLASS, PAPER, PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 17.5
- Diameter
- 7
- Description
- BROWN GLASS BOTTLES. BOTTLES ARE CYLINDRICAL WITH ROUNDED SHOULDERS AND YELLOWED PAPER LABELS ON BODY. BOTH LABELS ARE IDENTICAL. LABELS HAVE HEAD OF WHEAT WITH SKULL AND CROSS BONES THAT READS "POISON". ACROSS TOP OF LABEL IS "STANDARD REGISTERED FORMALDEHYDE SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR PRAIRIE FARMERS". ALSO READS "NET CONTENTS 1 LB." AND "MONTREAL-TORONTO-WINNIPEG-CALGARY-EDMONTON-VANCOUVER-REGINA". BACK OF LABEL HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. ONE BOTTLE HAS BROWN PLASTIC CAP WITH FLUTED EDGE AND THE OTHER HAS TALLER BAKELITE CAP WITH FOUR SETS OF THREE GROOVES. RAISED ON BOTTOM OF BOTH IS DIAMOND SHAPE WITH "D" INSIDE WITH "BB", "51" AND "9". THE ONE WITH THE FLUTED CAP ALSO HAS "5", AND THE OTHER HAS "6" ON BOTTOM. PAPER LABELS HAVE FADED AND HAVE SLIGHT TEARING ALONG EDGE.
- Subjects
- CHEMICAL T&E
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- BOTTLES WERE REMOVED FROM THE MORGUE AT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116074
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-01
- Collection
- Museum
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