University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1969.176.3 a-b
Description
Long-necked amber glass bottle of tetanus antitoxin (a) with a wide lip and a cork stopper; bottle is stored in cardboard sleeve (b) which is open at both ends; 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 cardboard sleeve (b) which is open at both ends; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 6.1 cm x Diam. 1.8 cm
b - sleeve - Size: Length 7.2 cm x Width 4.5 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
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 681 // 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. 681 // Behringwerke LLC // Bremen and Marburg an der Lahn // Protective dose // For prophylactic use only]; on front of box (b): "5 ccm 3 fach 15 A.E. // (Schutzdosis) // Kühl aber frostfrei aufzubewahren." [5 cc x3 15 antitoxin units // (Protective dose) // Keep cool, but not frozen.]; on side of box (b): "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 (b): "Staatlich geprüft // Kontroll No 945" [Government approved // Inspection No. 945]; on back of box (b): "Behring's Original // Tetanusheilserum // Behringwerke G.m.b.H. // Bremen und Marburg a. L."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-6
Condition Remarks
#2: Bottle (a) is empty but in good condition; sleeve (b) is bent out of shape and the paper labels are peeling off
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
JPG
Reference Comments
"Geschichte des Behringwerks oHG und der Behringwerke G.m.b.H." on the Philipps-Universität Marburg website; CD #UHN