Front: "100 C.T. No. 623 // MERCURIC CHLORIDE // ANTISEPTIC TABLETS // SPECIAL // POISON // COMPRESSED // TABLETS // Mercuric Chloride // 8 3/4 gr. [printed] // [illeg.] [handwritten] // FOR EXTERNAL USE // ONLY // L [encircled] F136M [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; right side: "POISON [embossed]"; back: "POISON // ANTIDOTES – White of eggs // or milk in large quantity, // followed by an emetic. // TO [illeg.] PARE SOLUTION: // 1:1000 Dissolve one C.T. // No. 6 [illeg.] in 20 ounces of // water. // 1:2000 - Dissolve one C.T. // No. 623 in [illeg.] ounces of // water. // 1:4000 - Dis [illeg.] one C.T. // No. 6 [illeg.] in [illeg.] ounces of // wate [illeg.] // CAUT [illeg.] - These tablets are // very p [illeg.] onous and should be // dispensed on [illeg.] ith the great- // est precaution [illeg.] se poison label // and mark: // "FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY.""; left side: "POISON [embossed]"; top: "MEDICAMENTA
VERA [these words surround logo] P D & Co."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-7 Box 2 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 11.5 cm x Width 4.5 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Bottle somewhat dirty; labels yellowed; label on back and cork scuffed; cork crumbling at edge
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System
Exhibit History
May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit