Clear glass bottle that once contained Wampole's Formolid Antiseptic Solution; bottle is of a modified, flat octagonal shape with a seam running diagonally around the bottle; rounded shoulders lead upwards to a thin, circular neck which curves outward to form a round lip; a white label printed on i…
Clear glass bottle that once contained Wampole's Formolid Antiseptic Solution; bottle is of a modified, flat octagonal shape with a seam running diagonally around the bottle; rounded shoulders lead upwards to a thin, circular neck which curves outward to form a round lip; a white label printed on in black and red ink is wrapped around the neck of the bottle; there are three other white labels on the bottle also printed on in black ink; two rectangular ones stuck to each side and one with a straight bottom and sides and a rounded top stuck to the front; both labels on the sides contain the same information about directions but the one on the proper left is in French and the one on the proper right is in English; the label on the front contains product composition, price and company information; the manufacturer's name is printed in red ink across the label; there is the remnants of a brown cork in the top of the bottle.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's Great Aunt from Victoria, British Columbia
Printed on the label on the front of the bottle: "Wampole's // FORMOLID // Antiseptic // Solution // A CONCENTRATED NON-TOXIC // ANTISEPTIC AND GERMICIDE //"; embossed on the back of the bottle: "HENRY. K. WAMPOLE. CO. // LTD. // PERTH. ONT. CANADA."; printed on the label on the neck: "NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THE SIGNATURE OF // Henry K. Wampole + Co."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-9 Row F
Dimension Notes
Length 20.8 cm x Width 8.0 cm x Depth 5.4 cm
Condition Remarks
There is a white residue present inside the bottle; label has begun to discolour.
The Henry K. Wampole & Co. began in 1872 in the United States; Wampole was joined by Albert Koch in 1878 and by Samuel Campbell shortly afterward; the company expanded to Canada in 1893 and in 1905, a large laboratory was built in Perth, Ontario; the company continues over a century later as a subsidiary of Novopharm