Title

Rawleigh's Liniment

Category

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sub-Category

MERCHANDISING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Description

(A) Tall, narrow, clear glass bottle with rectangular shape and high neck and yellow label on front. Label is bordered in orange with 'RAWLEIGH'S' and 'LINIMENT' with picture of a man below and patent 'NO.15334', 'MANUFACTURED BY THE W.T. RAWLEIGH CO., LTD., MONTREAL, WINNIPEG' near bottom front. Center of label has advertisement and directions for dosage (in English and French). Back of bottle has 'RAWLEIGH'S' 'TRADEMARK' embossed on clear glass. Bottom has press marks. (B) Navy blue cap with 'A RAWLEIGH'S PRODUCT' in white lettering encircled by a white band on top. Top is screw on and has corrugated edges. 1 cm (height) x 2.6 cm (diameter)

History Of Use

Liniment used internally for relief of ailments such as colic and colds. Used externally for various ailments.

Material

GLASS; PAPER

Height

16.5

Width

3

Depth

3

Units Of Measurement

Centimeters

Dimension Notes

Dimesions for (B) in object description.

Accession No.

1991.41.1 a-b

Type of Record

Museum Artifact

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