A square bottle that has a thick, short neck with a bevelled ring and a screw top; the bottom is slightly concave; mould seams are along the right front edge and the left back edge of the bottle's body, at the junction between the bottom and the body, and below the ring on the neck; a paper label i…
A square bottle that has a thick, short neck with a bevelled ring and a screw top; the bottom is slightly concave; mould seams are along the right front edge and the left back edge of the bottle's body, at the junction between the bottom and the body, and below the ring on the neck; a paper label is adhered around the body; the screw cap is combined with a dropper, joined to the cap through a hole in the centre; the rubber bulb of the dropper has two thick rings at the end and the rings catch on the cap's hole, holding the dropper in place; the glass portion of the dropper is a straight pipe with a half-closed tip; brown liquid fills about 45% of the bottle;
Bottom, in raised letters: "3 // 1 . 5 // 7152 – E"; front: "NY – AQUA // NOSE // DROPS // Relieve // The Nasal // Congestion of // Head Colds // and // Hay Fever. // Made Isotonic // with Ringer's // Solution. // NYAL COMPANY // LIMITED // WINDSOR, ONT.."; right side: "DIRECTIONS: // Adults and chil- // dren over five // years, tilt head // well back and // apply a few // drops in each // nostril. May also // be used in an at- // omizer. Repeat 3 // or 4 times daily // as necessary. // Contains: Ephedrine // Sulphate 1 p. c., // Chlorbutanol 1-2 p. // c., Menthol, Cam- // phor, Ringer's Sol- // ution and Oil of // Red Thyme. // M-257 1 Fl. Oz."; left side: "NY–AQUA // GOUTTES // NASALES // Mode D'Emploi: // Pour adultes et // pour enfants de // plus de 5 ans, // pencher la tête // bien en arriére // et mettre quel- // ques gouttes // dans chaque na- // rine. Les gout- // tes peuvent être // employées avec // vaporisateur. // Répéter 3 ou 4 // fois par jour au // besoin."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-6 Box 3 Row C
Condition Remarks
The cap is dusty at the join between the dropper and the cap; paper is slightly discoloured but is in good condition; liquid in bottle has a scummy precipitate
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Bottles: Identification and Price Guide," by Michael Polak, 1994, p. 24; "The Merck Index of Chemicals and Drugs," 7th ed., Merck & Co., 1960; Hirokawa's Comprehensive Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Sciences," Hirokawa Pub. Co., 1983; "Textbook of the Principles and Practice of Nursing," 4th ed., by Bertha Harmer, 1939, p. 573; "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils," by Julia Lawless, 1996, p. 228
Research Facts
NY-Aqua is a nasal decongestant.
Thyme is a powerful disinfectant and antiseptic, so it also helps to fight off colds and infections. Great for all sorts of coughs but especially for dry coughs.