Semi-transparent large circular brown glass bottle containing Sodium Chloride Tablets with non-removable cylindrical red metal screw cap; half full with large white tablets; cylindrical side walls; round shoulders taper to short cylindrical neck, round neck ring, and cylindrical finish with externa…
Semi-transparent large circular brown glass bottle containing Sodium Chloride Tablets with non-removable cylindrical red metal screw cap; half full with large white tablets; cylindrical side walls; round shoulders taper to short cylindrical neck, round neck ring, and cylindrical finish with external thread; mold lines on sides from base to top and around neck and base; basal stippling on bottom and embossed manufacturers information on bottom and at base of proper left and right sides; cream and red paper label with product information in English and French attached to front; cap has flat top, vertical ridges on exterior sides, rolled bottom edge and internal thread.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to donor; in use at the Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston, Ontario.
Owens-Illinois Glass Company logo, “0” date code, and presence of “Duriglas” embossed on sides indicate the bottle was manufactured in 1960.
Material
glass: brown
paper: cream
ink: red
metal: red, grey
Inscriptions
Printed on label: “1000 C. T. No. 365 // SODIUM CHLORIDE // TABLETS // U. S. P. // Compressed Tablets // 15 ½ GRAINS // (1 GM.) // For normal saline solution. // One tablet may be used for the preparation of four ounces // of Normal Saline Solution. // Stock 25-365-11 // DIN 023892 // (L) EM 128 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD // BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO”; hand written on label: “8 tabs // per // 1000 ml”; embossed at base of proper left and proper right sides: “Duriglas”; embossed on bottom: “9 OI 0 // 2 // 1250”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-2 Row F
Length
19.2 cm
Diameter
10.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor fading and yellowing all over label; minor corrosion to bottom edge of cap
Hoefle, Milton M. “The Early History of Parke-Davis and Company.” Bulletin of Historical Chemistry, 25, no. 1, 2000.
Lockhart, Bill et al. “Manufacturer’s Marks and Other Logos on Glass Containers.” Bottle Research Group, 2015.
Lockhart, Bill and Russ Hoenig. “The Bewildering Array of Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Logos and Codes.” Society for Historical Archaeology, 2015.
Research Facts
Sodium chloride is the chemical name for common salt; it is important to overall health because it acts as an electrolyte that controls the amount of water in the body; it is often used to replace sodium lost due to dehydration or low sodium levels for other reasons; also used clean a variety of small wounds and clear sinuses.
Parke, Davis & Co., LTD began in 1866 and became one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in North America; the company was acquired by Warner – Lambert in 1974.
Owens-Illinois Glass Company introduced its “I in O” logo in 1954 and it was used into 21st Century; the “Duriglas” embossed in cursive lettering was used from the 1940s until 1964; basal stippling introduced in 1940s.
Kingston Penitentiary is a former maximum security prison located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, between King Street West and Lake Ontario. Opened : June 1, 1835; Closed: 2013
Security class : Maximum security Capacity : 564; a national historic site