University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Other
Accession Number
1934.31.2 a-c
Description
Long-necked amber glass bottle of tetanus antitoxin (a) with a wide lip and a cork stopper; bottle is stored in two-piece cardboard box (b-c) with corrugated packing material inside; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German.
Long-necked amber glass bottle of tetanus antitoxin (a) with a wide lip and a cork stopper; bottle is stored in two-piece cardboard box (b-c) with corrugated packing material inside; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 5.9 cm x Diam. 2.0 cm
b - inner part of box - Size: Length 7.3 cm x Width 3.0 cm x Depth 3.0 cm
c - outer part of box - Size: Length 7.4 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. Jean Chatham Duncan
Behringwerke GmbH was founded in 1914; Dr. Behring died in 1917
Material
paper: cream, black, red, blue
cork: brown
glass: yellow
Inscriptions
On paper label of (a): "6 2/3 ccm = 20 A. E. // Tetanusheilserum // Staatl. gepr. (1 ccm = 3 A. E.) // Kontroll-Nr 683 // Behringwerke G.m.b.H. // Bremen und Marburg a. L. // Schutzdosis // Nur zur prophylakt. Verwendung" [6 2/3 cc = 20 antitoxin units // Tetanus healing serum // Government approved (1 cc = 3 antitoxin units) // Inspection No. 683 // Behringwerke LLC // Bremen and Marburg an der Lahn // Protective dose // For prophylactic use only]; on front of box (c): "5 ccm 4 fach 20 A.E. ["5" is crossed out with a pen and replaced by "6 2/3", "4" is crossed out with a pen and replaced by "3"] // (Schutzdosis) // Kühl aufzubewahren." [6 2/3 cc x3 20 antitoxin units // (Protective dose) // Store in a cool place.]; on side of box (c): "Hergestellt unter Leitung von // Professor v. Behring. ["L Behring" is written diagonally across this in red cursive]" [Made under the direction of Professor von Behring]; on side of box (c): "Staatlich geprüft // Kontroll No 674" [Government approved // Inspection No. 674]; on back of box (c): "Behring's Original // Tetanusheilserum // Behringwerke G.m.b.H. // Bremen und Marburg a. L."; on top of box ( c): "I // 20 A.E."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Temporary Location
On-site exhibit: "Trench Menders: Health Care in the First World War," 25 Feb, 2015.
Condition Remarks
#1: The bottle is empty; #2: The bottle has some flakes of solidified contents inside; may not be in original box as it has a different inspection number.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Internet
Reference Comments
See "Bulletin," Vol. 8, No. 3, Dec. 1934, p. 47; "Geschichte des Behringwerks oHG und der Behringwerke G.m.b.H." on the Philipps-Universität Marburg website
Research Facts
The word "schutzdosis" appears in the labelling, which means "protective dose"