Medicine Bottle and Cap

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Medicine Bottle and Cap

Entry/Object ID

1981.029.001 a-b

Description

Clear glass bottle with rectangular base and sides which taper inwards in facets to a circular neck. Top is threaded to take a screw cap. Has a black plastic screw cap. Seam line visible down two sides of bottle. 'cc' marking on back of bottle. Original label still affixed to bottle - printed in dark blue on yellow - brown paper (has aged). "BAAL's Drug Store, Geo.L. Baal Dispensing Chemist, Phone 42L, Sidney, B.C." In handwriting with black ink is written "Oil of Wintergreen". Bottle smells of oil of wintergreem. Age - not believed to be very old. 1930's ?

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Vallis, Mrs. (Kate Whiteside)

Notes

Accession Date: 06-Aug-81 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bottle, Medicine

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Medicine

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

medicine w/cap bottle

Created By

Tank, Rhonda

Create Date

February 16, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 17, 2025