(a) Top: "OINTMENT No. 12 // EMOLLIENTINE // A valuable combination of Aluminum hydrate, Carbolic acid, Isarol, Lead // oxide, Corrosive sublimate, and Zinc sulphocarbolate with // an aromatized ointment base. // PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY"; front: "DIRECTIONS FOR USE: // Spread the Emollientine on lint or cotton cloth and apply to the af- // fected part; hold in place with bandage or strips of adhesive plaster. // PRINTED BY PARKE, DAVIS & CO., DETROIT, MICH."; bottom: "PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // LABORATORIES // DETROIT, U.S.A. WALKERVILLE, CANADA LONDON, ENGLAND // SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL // BRANCHES // [23 cities listed]"; back: "Emollientine is particularly useful in the treatment of burns, scalds, // cuts, bruises, sun burn, etc., and is a soothing application for // acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the skin. It can // also be advantageously utilized in place of poultices."; right side and left side: "EMOLLIENTINE // [logo, see sketch on accession sheet] // OINTMENT"; (b) front: "OINTMENT No. 12 // EMOLLIENTINE // An Antiseptic, Astringent, Soothing // and Restorative Ointment // Combining Aluminum hy- // drate, Carbolic acid, Isarol, // Lead oxide, Corrosive subli- // mate and Zinc sulphacarbolate // with an ointment base agree- // ably aromatized. [printed] C689583 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA"; back: "DIRECTIONS FOR USE: // Spread the Emollientine // on lint or cotton cloth and // apply to the affected part; // hold in place with bandage // or strips of adhesive plas- // ter."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-8 Row H
Condition Remarks
Box yellowed and dirty; some corrosion on tube and cap; tube deeply dented at top front; label yellowing