Penicillin Medicine Bottle, circa 1945
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Medicine bottle
Date Made
circa 1945
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.164.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
White (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in (Medicine bottle)
Diameter: 1 in (Medicine bottle)
Height: 1.375 in (Packaging)
Width: 3.25 in (Packaging)
Length: 1.25 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
on medicine bottle:
10c.c. / Sterile / PENICILLIN IN OIL / AND WAX / SQUIBB / Suspension of pencillin calcium / in peanut oil, with Bleached / Beeswax 4.8% W/V / 300,000 Units per cc. / For Intramuscular use only. / E.R.SQUIBB & SONS, NEW YORK / Made in U.S.A.
on packaging:
10cc. / 300,000 Units per cc. / STERILE / PENICILLIN IN OIL AND WAX / SQUIBB / Suspension of penicillin calcium in peanut / oil, with Bleached Beeswax 4.8 % W/V / Caution: To be dispensed only by or on the prescription of a physician. / E.R SQUIBB & SONS, NEW YORK / MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SINCE 1858 / WARNING: / For Intramuscular Use Only / IMPORTANT / See enclosed circular concerning procedure / for withdrawing Penicillin in Oil and Wax. / Store in a refrigerator, not above 15 (degrees) C. (59 degrees F) / Made in U.S.A. / Expiration Date: Mar 19 '47 / Control: 7589-1
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