Rectangular amber glass bottle (a) with cylindrical neck and metal screw-on cap (b); paper label covers front, left and right sides; square white sticker and round fluorescent orange sticker on bottom; bottle is 2/3 full of round tablets.
Rectangular amber glass bottle (a) with cylindrical neck and metal screw-on cap (b); paper label covers front, left and right sides; square white sticker and round fluorescent orange sticker on bottom; bottle is 2/3 full of round tablets.
(a) // Front: "100 C.T. No. 762 // SULPHANILAMIDE // COMPRESSED // TABLETS // MEDICAMENTA VERA [these words surround logo] PD&Co. // 0.5 Gm. // (7.7 GRAINS) // WARNING – This drug // may cause severe toxic // reactions. // See enclosed circular. C784504 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; right side:"TOR – 1 90 // To be administered only under the supervision of // a physician. // See enclosed circular for dosage and information // regarding necessary control measures."; left side: "MEDICAMENTA VERA PD & Co. // The symbol of Parke, Davis & Company, // "Medicamenta Vera" indicates devotion // to truth in the manufacture and testing of // medicinal products."; bottom: "SON //R T. // L1P 1H9 // 3 // 410 [illeg.] "; (b) "PD & Co"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 3 Row A
Length
a - 10.6 cm
Width
a - 4.9 cm
Depth
a - 3.1 cm
b - 1.0 cm
Diameter
b - 2.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Bottle dusty; yellowish-brown accretion on bottom (old adhesive?); label yellowed; tears and abrasions around edges; cap corroding whre paint is scratched off
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection, Jack Willson, Part 6