Title

Smithers Brewing Hand Sanitizer

Manufacturer

Smithers Brewing Co.

Category

PERSONAL OBJECTS

Sub-Category

TOILET ARTICLE

Place Of Manufacture

Canada: Smithers, British Columbia

Start Date

June 2020

Description

Empty sealed 473 ml can with label for Smithers Brewing Hand Sanitizer Refill. Back of label includes information on medical and non-medical ingredients, recommended use, recommended dose, cautions and warnings.

History Of Use

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and shortages of hand sanitizer, local company Smithers Brewing Co. adapted their beer brewing infrastructure to manufacture hand sanitizer, originally bottled in beer cans. Later on, the sanitizer was sold in hand-pump and refill plastic bottles. This can was sealed and labelled empty.

Accession No.

2021.7.1

Type of Record

Museum Artifact

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