Cylindrical wooden case wrapped around with a paper label, a 1-cent stamp affixed to the case above the label; stores a glass vial of quinine and urea hydrochloride wrapped in a technical leaflet (stored separately); the vial has a paper label affixed.
Cylindrical wooden case wrapped around with a paper label, a 1-cent stamp affixed to the case above the label; stores a glass vial of quinine and urea hydrochloride wrapped in a technical leaflet (stored separately); the vial has a paper label affixed.
It is a sterilized solution for hypodermatic injection, used as a prolonged local anaesthesia. It reduces bleeding and lessens post-operative pain with numbing properties.
Exhibit History
"When Medicine Met Science," Museum of Health Care, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017