wooden medicine holder
| Nom de l'objet : | wooden medicine holder |
| Artiste ou artisan : | None |
| Classification de l'objet : | Drug Packaging MM= Drug Packaging -- container |
| Matériaux : | wood: black glass: clear |
| Numéro d'accession : | 993004128 a-d |
| Date de fin de production : | 1840 |
| Date absolue : | circa |
| Description : | Round black wooden medicine holder with screw top contains small clear glass vial with black wooden stopper; may have been used in hopes of dispelling "effluvia", i.e., contagion, that was thought to be carried in the air; the medicine when released was thought to dispel this "effluvia"; Dr. Bracken must have acquired this as a medical relic |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 4 |
| Établissement : |
Museum of Health Care at Kingston
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Kingston |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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