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DOCTOR SLEIGH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Transport
- Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- medicine wagon
1, record 1, English, medicine%20wagon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- doctor' sleigh 2, record 1, English, doctor%27%20sleigh
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Description – Medicine Wagon box and 4 detached wheels. Provenance – Owned by Dr. James Ferguson (1863-1920), Medical Doctor and Coroner of Cumberland, Ontario. Driven by Mr. John (J.D.) Ferguson, the younger son of Dr. James Ferguson during the late 19th century (from temporary deposit form). ... This enclosed wagon was used by Mr. John D. Ferguson ca. 1890-1910 to sell Stroud's Tea, Spices, Cordials and his father's (Dr. James Ferguson) patent medicines from Thurso and Buckingham to L'Orignal and Hawkesbury. During the winter, the wheels were removed and sleigh runners installed. 3, record 1, English, - medicine%20wagon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The wagon ... was nicely painted in bright red and it had his name and calling done in gold, ... on the sides. In the summer it was on wheels (similar to buckboard wheels) but in the winter there was a set of double truck runners (like those on a bobsled) onto which the body was moved for winter travel. 4, record 1, English, - medicine%20wagon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport routier
- Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voiture-pharmacie
1, record 1, French, voiture%2Dpharmacie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Artéfact restauré appartenant à la Ville d'Ottawa, plus précisément au Cumberland Heritage Village Museum. 1, record 1, French, - voiture%2Dpharmacie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Puisque cette voiture est hybride, sur roues en été et sur patins en hiver, le terme «voiture» convient mieux qu'un terme plus spécifique. 1, record 1, French, - voiture%2Dpharmacie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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