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
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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