Two clear glass cylindrical bottles (a-d) with paper labels with product information for tincture merthiolate (Thiomersal) in shaped black Bakelite case with removable cap (e-f) and shaped piece of cork on bottom; bottles have Bakelite caps with embossed groves and black rubber stoppers with a flex…
Two clear glass cylindrical bottles (a-d) with paper labels with product information for tincture merthiolate (Thiomersal) in shaped black Bakelite case with removable cap (e-f) and shaped piece of cork on bottom; bottles have Bakelite caps with embossed groves and black rubber stoppers with a flexible rubber dropper on top with an attached clear glass rod with a rounded tip; bottle (c) has small amount yellowish liquid residue, green Bakelite cap and green dot on the center top of black rubber dropper; bottle (d) has red liquid a quarter full, red Bakelite cap and red dot on the center top of black rubber dropper.
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - medicine bottle - Size: Height 10.5 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
b - bottle lid - Size: Length 11.3 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
c - medicine bottle - Size: Height 10.5 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
d - bottle lid - Size: Length 10.4 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
e - case - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 3.1 cm
f - case lid - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Width 6.5 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
(a) The paper labels read: "1 Fl. Oz. TINCURE NO. 99 // MERTHIOLATE 1:1000 // (Sodium Ethyl Mercuri Thiosalicylate, Lilly) // Alcohol 50% For External Use Only // ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, Indianapolis, U.S.A."; there is also some printed product information on the label; STAINLESS // ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, Indianapolis, U.S.A."; (f) the embossed word "Lilly" on the lid top
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-9 Row D
Condition Remarks
The bottles and case arrived dirty and dusty; the glass parts are complete and undamaged, as are the bakelite parts; the paper labels show water damage (wrinkles), but are complete and fully legible; the rubber parts are complete and undamaged; bottle (a) has 1/3 of its original contents; bottle (c) is empty
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Blakiston's Illustrated Pocket Medical Dictionary," ed. by Normand L. Hoerr, M.D., and Arthur Osol, Ph.D., 1952, p. 431
Research Facts
Merthiolate is the trademark for sodium ethyl mercurithiosalicylate, a light cream-coloured crystalline powder, used as an antiseptic, germicide and fungicide.