Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1987.003.029 |
Object Name |
Tin |
Title |
KLEEREX Cream |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1946 |
Made |
Kleerex Manufacturing Co. |
Place of Origin |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Description |
"Kleerex" cream commercial container. Ivory coloured paper label on top of lid with black printed writing which reads "Kleerex Medium / Trademark registered 18472 / Proprietary or patent Medicine Act / Contains Ammoniated Mercury 1-1/4% / Heals Eczema, Psoryisis, Pimples, Itch, Erythema, Acne, Boils, etc. / Kleerex Mfg. Co., Winnipeg, Man." |
Makers mark |
Printed on the lid: "KLEEREX MFG. CO. / WINNIPEG, MAN." |
Provenance |
Manufactured in Winnipeg, Manitoba by the Kleerex Mfg.Co. Found amidst the estate items of the late Gladys McKay (neé Penner) of Owen Sound. Gladys and her husband, Donald James McKay married in the 1930s. In 1986, Mrs. McKay was a widow. She passed away on November 18, 1986. Gladys' mother was Mrs. Thomas Penner, and her grandmother was Mrs. Frank Nester of Desboro, Grey County. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Tin/Paper |
Dimensions |
W-6.5 D-2 Dia-6.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McKay, Gladys McKay, Donald James |
Function |
A topical medicine (cream salve) for applying to one's skin. |