University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1969.176.9 a-b
Description
Long-necked amber glass bottle of gas gangrene antitoxin (a) with a wide lip and a cork stopper; bottle is stored in a hollowed wooden block (b) which has flat wooden cover that pivots on a nail at one corner and is held shut with a hunged metal clip; bottle has applied paper label describing conteā¦
Long-necked amber glass bottle of gas gangrene antitoxin (a) with a wide lip and a cork stopper; bottle is stored in a hollowed wooden block (b) which has flat wooden cover that pivots on a nail at one corner and is held shut with a hunged metal clip; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German; cork stopper is covered in paper which is tied in place with a string and held shut with a metal seal; bottle still contains some dark brown liquid.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bottle - Size: Length 6.4 cm x Diam. 2.1 cm
b - box - Size: Length 11.4 cm x Width 3.4 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
On metal seal at string on bottle (a): front: "Ph.I. // L.W G"; back: "Oberursel."; on paper label on bottle (a): "Eingetragene Schutzmarke // Pharmac. Institut Ludwig Wilhelm Gans // Oberursel a. T. // 10 ccm // antitoxisch-bactericides // Gasoedem-Serum. // Operat.-No. 15 L" [Registered Trademark // Ludwig Wilhelm Gans Pharmaceutical Institute // Oberursel am Taunus // 10 cc // antitoxin-bactericide // Serum for Gas Gangrene // Operat.-No. 15 L] ; embossed on base of bottle (a): "10"; on stamp on wooden block (b): "E. Leitz // Berlin N.W. 6"