A rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with threaded metal cap (b); bottle has a paper label on front and sides, a round fluorescent orange sticker on the back, and is half full of capsules
A rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with threaded metal cap (b); bottle has a paper label on front and sides, a round fluorescent orange sticker on the back, and is half full of capsules
(a) Front: "100 S.G.C. No. 226 // VIDEROL® // VITAMINS D and E // with DESICOL // S.G. Capsules // DOSE – 1 to 2 cap- // sules three times // daily or as directed // by the physician. // NOTE: For Thera- // peutic Use Only. // Viderol – Registered // Trade Mark // Stock 7-226-4 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. LTD. // BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO [printed] // L [encircled] L 165 K-EH [stamped]"; right side: "CAUTION – Vitamin D // in high dosage should // be administered with // caution to elderly per- // sons, and those with // kidney disease, sensi- // tive colon or arterio- // sclerosis. Treatment // should be discontinued // if nausea, vomiting or // frequency of urination occur. // The vitamin D is sup- // plied as visterol and // the vitamin E as mixed // tocopherols, derived // from vegetable oils. // Desicol is desiccated // whole fresh bile, // P.D. & Co. // Keep Bottle Securely Closed in // a Cool, Dry Place. // Medical literature avail- // able to physicians on // request. [printed] // 1960 [handwritten]"; left side: "100 S.G.C. No. 226 // VIDEROL® // VITAMINS D and E // with DESICOL // S.G. Capsules // EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS: // Vitamin D // 50,000 Int. Units // *Vitamin E // 37b Int. Units // Desicol . . . 150 mg. // *Mixed Tocopherols // Concentrate N.F., 50 // mg. The significance // of this vitamin in // human nutrition is // not yet established. // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO [printed] // 8.50 [handwritten, underlined]"; bottom: "1 D D // 150 6 [embossed]"; (b) "PD & Co [monogramme with letters interlaced] [embossed]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-4 Box 2 Row A
Length
a - 12.6 cm
Width
a - 4.0 cm
Depth
a - 4.8 cm
b - 1.0 cm
Diameter
b - 3.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Label yellowing; large scratch in paint on cap, with corrosion forming