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digitalin
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Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Cardiology
Accession Number
000001084
Description
Cylindrical amber-coloured container stopped with a cork; paper label surrounds cylinder; contains 12 round compressed hypodermic tablets.
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Accession Number
000001084
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Cardiology
MeSH Heading
Cardiotonic Agents
Description
Cylindrical amber-coloured container stopped with a cork; paper label surrounds cylinder; contains 12 round compressed hypodermic tablets.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis.
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Material
plastic (?): amber
paper: cream; red; black
cork: light brown
Inscriptions
"25 [illeg.] ERMIC TABLETS // DIGITALIN 1/100 GRAIN // Note - Subject to deterioration by age thro- // ugh spontaneous decomposition of // active ingredient. // C765952 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // POISON // No. 9"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-4 Box 3
Dimension Notes
Length 7.1 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Label on cylinder is yellowed and abraded; cork is broken; otherwise sound
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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