University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Military Medicine
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Military Medicine
Accession Number
1934.31.6
Description
Clear cylindrical glass bottle of mastic solution substitute with a short narrow neck, a wide lip and a rubber stopper; paper seal over stopper tied in place with string; applied paper label describes contents in German; bottle approximately half full of brown liquid.
Clear cylindrical glass bottle of mastic solution substitute with a short narrow neck, a wide lip and a rubber stopper; paper seal over stopper tied in place with string; applied paper label describes contents in German; bottle approximately half full of brown liquid.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Dr. Jean Chatham Duncan
One of the bottles in the group had the date, "Dec. 21, 1917."
Material
glass: clear
rubber: black
paper: brown, cream, black
fabric: brown
liquid: brown
Inscriptions
On paper label: "Ersatz für Mastixlösung. // Feuergefährlich. // Sanitätsdepot VIII. A. K., Coblenz." [Substitute for Mastic Solution. // Flammable. // Medical Depot VIII. Army Corps, Coblenz."; embossed on base of bottle: "100"
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.
Dimension Notes
Length 12.7 cm x Diam. 4.2 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
See "Bulletin," Vol. 8, No. 3, Dec. 1934, p. 47; Immerman, S. L., M.D. "The Mechanism And Significance Of The Gum Mastic Test." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association LXIX.24 (1917): 2027-030.; Cutting, J. A., A.B., M.D. "A New Mastic Test For The Spinal Fluid." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association LXVIII.24 (1917): 1810-812
Research Facts
Mastic solution was used in testing for syphilis of the nervous system