Penicillin Medicine Bottle, 1948
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Penicillin heralded the advent of antibiotics during World War II. When it became commercially available in 1945, it was seen as a wonder drug. This bottle is from 1948. Some bacteria developed a resistance to penicillin, and other antibiotics were developed.
Penicillin heralded the advent of antibiotics during World War II. When it became commercially available in 1945, it was seen as a wonder drug. This bottle is from 1948. Some bacteria developed a resistance to penicillin, and other antibiotics were developed.
Artifact
Medicine bottle
Date Made
1948
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.163.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Plastic
Cardboard
Dimensions
Height: 2.625 in (medicine bottle)
Diameter: 1.25 in (medicine bottle)
Inscriptions
medicine bottle:Keep Container Tightly Closed / 20 / Troches / Crystalline Penicillin G,5,000 Units / (Potassium Salt) / Caution:... / Expiration date:Nov.1,1948 / The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Mich. product package:Keep Container / Tightly Closed / 20 / Troches / Crystalline / Penicillin G / 5,000 Units / (Potassium Salt) / Caution:... / Store below 15(degrees)C. / Expiration date: / Nov. 1, 1948 / The Upjohn Company / Kalamazoo, Michigan
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