993.201.1: Ampoule Set, 1911-1960
Additional Images
Image No. 2955 ; Photographer: Helen Kingsley
Object Description
Lidded tin; 'LABORATOIRES FRAISSE PARIS' and 'Pochette Medicale Sterilisable' stamped into lid with list of products printed onto sheet adhering to internal lid surface. Contains: Fitted rubber rack for 7 items; 'F. GRATIEUX PARIS' in relief on base. Items include: graduated 2cc syringe with needle, 4 labelled ampoules: 2 x Huile Camphrée 10%, 1 Adrènaline ½ milligr., 1 caféine gr.20 [psychoactive stimulant] and an ampoule list insert. Tin dimensions given.
Object Classification
Accession Number: 993.201.1
Collection: Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Date: 1911-1960
Object Dimensions
- Height: 1.8 cm
- Width: 11.7 cm
- Depth: 7.2 cm
Object Parts
- a) Lidded tin
- b) Ampoule information insert
- c) Rack
- d) Syringe barrel and plunger
- e) Needle
- f) Ampoule Adrènaline
- g) Ampoule Caféine
- h) Ampoule Camphrée
- i) Ampoule Camphrée
Object Materials
- coating,
- copper alloy,
- drug-liquid,
- glass,
- metal,
- paper,
- plating,
- poison-liquid,
- printing ink,
- rubber,
- steel,
- textile
Acquisition Detail
- Manufacturer: Laboratoire Fraisse
- Owner: Dr. Donald H. Paterson
- History of Use: Dr. Donald Paterson [1890-1968] a pioneer and leader in paediatrics. In 1946 he founded the Health Centre for Children in Vancouver and in 1954 was a founding member of the Board of the B.C. Association for Retarded Children.
