The items in this acquisition are ordinary household objects which belonged to a woman who lived in the same house in a Sydney suburb all her married life. She lived to be 94 and when she grew older was fond of sharing anecdotes about her childhood and younger years with her relatives. This allowed her daughter, the donor of this collection, to provide stories that give depth and meaning to a number of these otherwise relatively ordinary domestic objects.

Ointment jars, 'Zinc Ointment', medicated ointment / glass / paper / metal, made by Kempthorne Prosser & Co.'s, New Zealand Drug Co, Dunedin, New Zealand, [1965 -1980]

A small clear glass jar with a blue metal screw-on lid containing zinc ointment. There is a blue and white paper label attached to the side of the jar with text; 'Zinc Ointment / B.P. / Kempthorne Prosser & Co.'s / New Zealand Drug Co. Ltd. / Dunedin'. The initials 'K.P.' have been printed on the top of the lid and the price, '23c', has been written in blue ink on the paper label.

This Zinc Ointment was manufactured by Kempthorne Prosser & Co.'s, New Zealand Drug Co., Dunedin, New Zealand, between 1965 and 1980.

Zinc Ointment is generally used to soothe chafed and excoriated areas of skin, or to protect from sunburn.

Gift of Mrs Margaret Vermeesch, 2003

The text on the paper label on the jar printed in blue ink; 'ZINC OINTMENT / B.P. / KEMPTHORNE PROSSER & CO.'S / NEW ZEALAND / DRUG CO. LTD. DUNEDIN'. The initials 'K.P.' have been printed on the top of the lid in black and the price, '23c', has been written in blue ink on the paper label.

2003/132/10

1965

60 mm

45 mm