Box cod liver oil capsules
Box of cod liver oil capsules sold by Dupuis Frères. Made of cardboard, it is brown in color. The lid has a white label with black lettering. On top is a handwritten inscription in blue. The edges of the object are damaged.
- Accession Number 2021.02.OBJ.74.1-2
- Marchand Dupuis Frères
- Date 1975 an
- Materials cardboard
- Measurements 3,5 x 12 x 16 cm
Historical context
This box of cod liver oil capsules was sold at the Montreal retailer Dupuis Frères. Duprex was the French-Canadian department store’s house brand, the word being a contraction of Dupuis and Rex (Latin for king). The handwritten inscription on the label testifies to the object’s reuse for domestic purposes.
In the first half of the 20th century, cod liver oil was the main source of vitamin A, essential for bone growth a...
- Accession Number 2021.02.OBJ.74.1-2
- Marchand Dupuis Frères
- Date 1975 an
- Materials cardboard
- Measurements 3,5 x 12 x 16 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Frédéric Cloutier fonds, 2021.002.OBJ.074.1-2
Photo by Michel Pinault
- On display
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