Rectangular paper box (a) with orange, white, and black print detailing the product and manufacturing information, as well as directions for use and ingredients, with the instructions in both English and French; inside the box is a small brown glass bottle (b) with a black plastic screw cap and pap…
Rectangular paper box (a) with orange, white, and black print detailing the product and manufacturing information, as well as directions for use and ingredients, with the instructions in both English and French; inside the box is a small brown glass bottle (b) with a black plastic screw cap and paper label with orange, white, and black print containing the same information as the box; the bottle is 3/4 full of liquid, and attached to the cap is a brush applicator which sits inside the liquidalso known as Thimerosal.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - box: Length 3.6 cm X Width 3.6 cm X Height 8.0 cm
b - bottle: Height 7.5 cm X Diameter 3.5 cm
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Printed on top of box: "30 cc. (1 Fl. Oz.) No. 99 // TINCTURE // MERTHIOLATE // (Thimerosal, Lilly), // Not N.F. // 1:1000"; printed on front of box: "30 cc. (1 Fl. Oz.) No. 99 // TINCTURE // MERTHIOLATE // (Thimerosal, Lilly), // Not N.F. // 1:1000 // A Colored Alcohol-Acetone- // Aqueous Solution // WITH APPLICATOR // For External Use Only // OCT 4 5 1961 // Lilly // ELI LILLY AND COMPANY // (CANADA) LTD., TORONTO"; printed on side of box: "A superior germicide for presurgical prepara- // tion of the skin and first-aid antisepsis. Apply // locally one to three times daily, or as directed // by the physician. // Do not use in combination with or following the // application of acids, the salts of heavy metals, // or iodine. Do not bandage while wet."; printed on back of box: "PRINTED IN U.S.A. // Contains 'Merthiolate' (Thi- // merosal, Lilly), 0.1 Gm., with // sufficient inert coloring ma- // terial to define the area of // application, in a mixture of // ethyl and isopropyl alcohol, // 50 cc., acetone, 10 cc., mon- // oethanolamine, 0.1 Gm., and // water, q.s. to make 100 cc. // 1802-16357(L) // CAS-7302"; printed on side of box: "Antiseptique de toute excellence pour la pré- // paration pré-chirurgicale de la peau et pour les // premier soins. // Appliquer localement une à trois fois par jour // ou selon l'avis du médecin. // Ne doit pas être employé avec ou après l'appli- // cation de substances acides, de sels métalliques // lourds ou d'iode. Ne pas bander avant que // l'antiseptique ne soit sec."; printed on label on bottle: "Contains 'Merthiolate' 0.1 Gm. with // sufficient inert coloring material to de- // fine the area of application, in a mix- // ture of absolute ethyl and isopropyl // alcohols 50 cc., acetone, 10 cc., mono- // ethanolamine 0.1 Gm. and purified // water q.s. to make 100 cc. // 30 cc. (1 Fl. Oz.) No. 99 // TINCTURE // MERTHIOLATE // (Thimerosal, Lilly), Not N.F. // 1:1000 // Alcohol 50 Percent // Colored Alcohol Acetone Aqueous // Solution // FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY // CAX. // 30678-B // Lilly // Eli Lilly & Co. (Canada) Ltd., Toronto // Apply locally one to three times daily, // or as directed by the physician. Do not // use in combination with or following // the application of acids, the salts of // heavy metals, or iodine. Do not band- // age while wet. // 1802-16357(L)"; embossed on bottom of bottle: "
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-7
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Websites, dictionary
Reference Comments
"Blakiston's Illustrated Pocket Medical Dictionary," ed. by Normand L. Hoerr, M.D., and Arthur Osol, Ph.D., 1952, p. 431
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "Thimerosal in Vaccines", accessed Dec 4, 2019: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/thimerosal/index.html.
Society for Archaeology Incorporated, "Bottle and Glass Makers Markings": https://sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm
Lilly "Who We Are," accessed Dec 4, 2019: https://www.lilly.ca/en/about/index.aspx
Research Facts
Merthiolate is the trademard for sodium ethyl mercurithiosalicylate, a light cream-coloured crystalline powder, used as an antiseptic, germicide and fungicide.
Thimerosal is mercury based, and it is a preservative that is used in vaccines; because of health concerns, it is only used in small doses and is not present in many vaccines in the United States or Eurpoe today (2019).
This bottle was made by the Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Eli Lilly and Company was founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly in the U.S. It is today a very large, global pharmaceutical company. Lilly Canada was established in 1938, and they worked together with scientists at the University of Toronto. It built its first facility in Toronto in 1946.