[BCMA] Help Wanted: Mystery Objects

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I have seen objects similar to seen # 3: sealed glass vials containing
sensitive medicine look very similar to these and have been used in kitts
for medics since the turn of the century if not longer (the glass seal
helps the medicine not evaporate as it would with a screw top). with these,
you brake the end (the pointed end is easy to brake) and then dip the
syringe tip into the liquid to pull the liquid into the syringe. They still
use this type of glass vial in medicine today in many safety kitts that
carry certain types of drugs like the new overdose kitts they are handing
out on the East Side here in Vancouver. These ones look like older versions
possibly dating the around WWII and used in medic kitts.
Hope this helps!
Best,
Elizabeth

On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hello Kelly,
>
> Mystery #3 looks vaguely familiar. My father was an ambulance driver in
> WWII and brought home a few things. One of them was glass vials that
> contained a small needle which had already been threaded with stitching
> thread for quick stitches during battle. Is this possible?
>
> Colleen
>
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 6:52 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
> bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hello BCMA Members,
>>
>> We have come across some uncatalogued, unidentified objects in our
>> collections and are hoping some of you will know what they are!
>>
>> Mystery #1: Ceramic.
>>
>> Mystery #2: Ceramic/porcelain. Reminds me of clay pipe stems.
>>
>> Mystery #3: Glass vials with liquid and floating debris. Possibly
>> medicinal?
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>>
>> *Kelly Brown, **Museum Coordinator*
>> *PoCo Heri**tage Museum and Archives*
>> 150 - 2248 McAllister Ave
>> Port Coquitlam BC  V3C 2A5
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Dr. Elizabeth Peterson
Museum Curator
Vancouver Police Museum
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