Dosage indicator (a) is in the shape of a capsule; left half spins inside the right; right half has two windows and on the left half are printed numbers that appear in the windows as it spins; halves do not come apart; indicator comes in a cardboard box.
Dosage indicator (a) is in the shape of a capsule; left half spins inside the right; right half has two windows and on the left half are printed numbers that appear in the windows as it spins; halves do not come apart; indicator comes in a cardboard box.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - box
b - indicator
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke-Davis
Material
paper: white
plastic: white; black; grey
ink: red
Inscriptions
(a) "PARKE-DAVIS" repeated on top, bottom, front and back; (b) right half: "The white capsule // with gray band is a // Parke-Davis trademark // 50 mg. per Kg. per day = // 250 mg. Kapseal ® // per each 10 lbs. of // body weight per day, // in divided doses // lbs. kaps. every six hours // (approx.)"; left half: "CHLOROMYCETIN ® // (Chloramphenicol, Parke-Davis) // 40 1 // 50 2 // 60 2 // 70 2 // 80 2 // 90 2 // 100 3 // 110 3 // 120 3 // 130 3 // 140 4 // 150 4 // 160 4 // 170 4 // 180 5 // 190 5 // 200 5 // 210 5 // 220 6 // 230 6 // 240 6 // 250 6"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-5 Box 3 Row E
Dimension Notes
a - box - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 3.3 cm
b - indicator - Size: Length 8.6 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Box is lightly dented in two places on edges; indicator is scratched; ink is fading in some places