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Medicine Jar - Morson Thomas & Son, Sodium Hydroxide, circa 1920
Reg. No: SH 850323
- Summary:
- Made by Morson, Thomas & Son Ltd., circa 1920. Used in the pharmacy of a Victorian mental health hospital. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) was at times used for removing warts.
- Description:
- Clear, glass medicine jar with red label on side - Thomas Morson & Son Ltd., Sodium Hydroxide. Still sealed with decorative lead cover which covers stopper and broad, thick neck. Jar has round, concave base, straight sides, rounded shoulder sloping briefly to lead-covered top. Contains white, candle-like sticks of sodium hydroxide.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 17.50 cm (Height), 6.50 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | pharmaceuticals, psychiatric hospitals |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Pharmacy |
| Tertiary Classification: | pharmaceuticals |
| Inscriptions: | L B 1 8 2 V G B embossed on base |
| Manufacturer: | Morson Thomas & Son Ltd., London, England, Great Britain, circa 1920 |
| Place & Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, 1848-1950 |
| References: | Martindale. The extra pharmacopoeia, 26th ed. London. Pharmaceutical Press. 1972. |
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