University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Pharmacy, General
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Classification
Pharmacy
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Pharmacy, General
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Pharmacy, Gastrointestinal
Accession Number
1980.18.59
Description
A deep blue glass bottle, oval in cross section, strapped sides, no stopper, opening is threaded for a screw top, and front is embossed with lettering and a logo.
A deep blue glass bottle, oval in cross section, strapped sides, no stopper, opening is threaded for a screw top, and front is embossed with lettering and a logo.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Dean Charters.
Date based on bottle markings and style; the company produced this type of bottle between 1923 and the 1930s.
Material
glass: cobalt blue
Inscriptions
Embossed on front of bottle: "MILK OF // [logo] // MAGNESIA // REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. // THE CHAS. H. PHILLIPS // CHEMICAL COMPANY // GLENBROOK, CONN."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A4-7 Box 5 Row C
Length
17.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 17.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Some residue adhering to inside of bottle.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Website
Document (online)
Reference Comments
United States Pharmacopoeia, 11th ed.
“Milk Of Magnesia Suspension, (Final Dose Form).” WebMD. 2019. Accessed 17 May 2019.
“MILL RECORD Stamford: Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co.” Mills: Making Places of Connecticut. CT Trust for Historical Preservation. 2019. Accessed 17 May 2019.
Lockhart, Bill et al. “The Bottles of Phillips Milk of Magnesia.” Society for Historical Archeology. 2018. Accessed 17 May 2019.
Research Facts
"Magnesia Magma is an aqueous suspension of Mg(OH)2 containing not less than 7% and not more than 8.5% of Mg(OH)2."
Charles H. Phillips was an English born chemist and pharmacist best known for the production of Milk of Magnesia, which he first patented in 1875. His sons incorporated the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company in 1885. The company was acquired by Sterling Products Corporation in 1923, who continued to sell Milk of Magnesia under the Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company name.
Milk of Magnesia is taken orally to relieve constipation, acid reflux, and indigestion.