Accession No

4496

Brief Description

penicillin from Abbott Laboratories 1944

Origin

North Chicago; Illinois; U.S.A.

Maker

Abbott Laboratories

Class

medical

Earliest Date

1944

Latest Date

1944

Inscription Date

1944

Material

paper (card); organic (penicillin)

Dimensions

length of box 230mm; breadth 145mm; thickness 50mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘ABBOTT LABORATORIES
NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.’ (box )

Description Notes

Two cardboard boxes of penicillin with directions printed on the front:
‘FIVE AMPOULES
PENICILLIN
(PENICILLINUM)
Sodium Salt of Penicillin 100,000 Oxford Units
List No. 3478
To be used only under the direct supervision of a physician.
Full directions for use are given in the accompanying circular.
Store at refrigerator temperature preferably not above
5˚C (41˚F.)
G 405A012
11 12 44’

Condition good.

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