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Catalog number |
2003.1.2 |
Object Name |
Bottle, Apothecary |
Description |
CAUTION: THIS BOTTLE CONTAINS A POISON CAPTION ON BOTTLE: "100 tablets No. 643 - Small Blue POISON DIAMOND BRAND REG. US. PAT. OFF. ANTISEPTIC BERNAYS (Mercury Bichloride Tablets, Small Poison, N. F.) MERCURY BICHLORIDE . 182 GRS. (0.17 GM) For use as an antiseptic for inanimate objects and unabraided skin is solution of 1:1000 to 1:4000 1:1000 solution 1 tablet in 4 oz water. Antidote - Give whites of raw eggs, flour or starch mixed with water and emetic of lukewarm mustard water. FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY Keep tightly closed. AX 23662 - B 9162-740242 Lilly, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, U. S. A." The bottle contains an unkown quantity of coffin shaped tablets, with a cork sealing the bottle. The museum does not own the original |
Cataloged by |
Boudreault, Art |
Collection |
Anonymous/Unknown 1 |
Search Terms |
Mercury Bichloride Poison |