993.95.1: Potassium Permanganate Pills, 20th Cent.
Additional Images
Image No. 2854 ; Photographer: Helen Kingsley
Object Description
Glass bottle with screw-on cap and cork stopper, contains 99 of original 100 potassium permanganate 1 grain pills, 'STOCK NO. 25-178-4'. The label adhering to 3 sides of the bottle gives information on content and manufacturer's details, directions of use and warning: poison. On the bottle's base, in relief, is a D in a diamond shape with '2' and '3' either side, and '6242' beneath.
Object Classification
Accession Number: 993.95.1
Collection: Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Date: 20th Cent.
Object Dimensions
- Height: 5.4 cm
- Width: 2.2 cm
- Depth: 1.8 cm
Object Parts
Object Materials
- coating,
- cork,
- drug-pill,
- glass,
- paper,
- printing ink,
- steel
Acquisition Detail
- Manufacturer: Parke, Davis & Co. Ltd.
