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Citric Acid Tin
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- a) Small, round, blue and white tin with metal top and bottom and cardboard side. Label reads 'CITRIC ACID', 'B.P.', 'HYDROUS', 'DOSE:0.3 TO 2 GRAMS' on white top half. On side of front there is a red circle and below that an 'S' encircled. Bottom half of label is pale blue and reads '2 OUNCES N…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MERCHANDISING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- a) Small, round, blue and white tin with metal top and bottom and cardboard side. Label reads 'CITRIC ACID', 'B.P.', 'HYDROUS', 'DOSE:0.3 TO 2 GRAMS' on white top half. On side of front there is a red circle and below that an 'S' encircled. Bottom half of label is pale blue and reads '2 OUNCES NET WEIGHT' and 'STANLEY DRUG PRODUCTS LTD., VANCOUVER, B.C.' one side of tin is a small square paper sticker with 'FRONTIER PHARMACY, 936-1491' in red lettering and '.50' stamped on it in blue ink. Also, above red circle on side is small blue stamp (L) 'H80A NG'.
b) Small round press on metal (silver colored) lid.
- History Of Use
- Tin of citric acid made by 'STANLEY DRUG PRODUCTS LTD., VANCOURVER, B.C.'. Presumably used as a 1 percent solution to relieve thirst and fever. Could have also been used as a weak cleaning solution when added to water.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Height
- 6
- Diameter
- 4.4
- Circumference
- 14
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1991.38.1 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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