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Apothecary bottle
- Material
- GLASS; METAL/ALLOY-UNKNOWN; PAPER;
- Description
- Blue, round glass jar with black screw on lid. A rectangular label encircles the jar. The label is white with blue print in French and English. One part of the label has two orange vertically spaced lines and in between them is '2 3/4 OUNCES, WATKINS' in blue print. 'VAPOR BALM' is in white pri…
- Title
- Vapor balm
- Other Names
- Jar
- Manufacturer Notes
- J.R. Watkins Co.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MERCHANDISING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada
- Description
- Blue, round glass jar with black screw on lid. A rectangular label encircles the jar. The label is white with blue print in French and English. One part of the label has two orange vertically spaced lines and in between them is '2 3/4 OUNCES, WATKINS' in blue print. 'VAPOR BALM' is in white print surrounded by a blue rectangle. Below that is 'CONTAINS OIL CEDAR LEAF 2 PERCENT, NO. 20949, THE PROPRIETARY OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT, MADE IN CANADA, THE J.R. WATKINS CO., MONTREAL, WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER,' in blue print. A '3' is embossed on the bottom of the jar.
The lid is black with an impressed ring on top and has corrugated sides. Lid measures 6.5 cm in diameter and 1 cm in height.
- History Of Use
- Presumably used externally and internally for relief of nose and throat congestion.
- Material
- GLASS; METAL/ALLOY-UNKNOWN; PAPER;
- Height
- 5
- Diameter
- 6.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Lid dimensions in object description.
- Accession No.
- 1991.129.1 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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