University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1934.31.18
Description
Long-necked amber glass bottle of gas gangrene antitoxin with a wide lip and a cork stopper; the paper cover over the cork has been removed but a small amount of paper remains secured to the bottle by a string sealed with metal; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German; bottle i…
Long-necked amber glass bottle of gas gangrene antitoxin with a wide lip and a cork stopper; the paper cover over the cork has been removed but a small amount of paper remains secured to the bottle by a string sealed with metal; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German; bottle is broken at the base of the neck.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. Jean Chatham Duncan
One of the bottles is this group has the date, "Dec. 21, 1917"
Material
glass: yellow
cork: brown
paper: brown, black, red, blue
fabric: brown
metal: grey
Inscriptions
On paper label: "Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning // Hoechst a. M. // Gas-Oedem-Serum // "Hoechst" // 10 ccm. / Operat.-Nr. ……"; on one side of metal seal: "F."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Dimension Notes
Length 7.0 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
Condition Remarks
#1: Bottle empty; label badly stained; #2: bottle is broken at the base of the neck.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #UHN
Research Facts
Came in McVitie & Price Biscuit box along with 1934.31.1-.20.