A rectangular glass bottle stopped with a cork; bottle has nubbed edges, and has a paper label on front and back and is 2/3 full of coffin-shaped tablets; the top third and neck are stuffed with paper; cork has a label on top.
A rectangular glass bottle stopped with a cork; bottle has nubbed edges, and has a paper label on front and back and is 2/3 full of coffin-shaped tablets; the top third and neck are stuffed with paper; cork has a label on top.
Front: "25 C.T. No. 623 // MERCURIC CHLORIDE // ANTISEPTIC TABLETS // SPECIAL // POISON // COMPRESSED TABLETS // Mercuric Chloride // 8¾ gr. // FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; right side: "POISON"; back: "[illeg.] POISON 1.50 // ANTIDOTES – White of eggs // or milk in large quantity, // followed by an emetic. // TO PREPARE SOLUTION: // 1:1000 – Dissolve on C.T. // No. 623 in 20 ounces of // water. // 1:2000 – Dissolve one C.T. // No. 623 in 40 ounces of // water. // 1:4000 – Dissolve one C.T. // No. 623 in 80 ounces of // water. [printed] L F231C // CAUTION – These tablets are // very poisonous and should be // dispensed only with the great- // est precaution. Use poison label // and mark: // "FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY"; left side: "POISON"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 1 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length 7.3 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Labels yellowing; label on cork scuffed around the edge
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Other
Reference Comments
Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System; see also 000.001.140, .261