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Maker:
Black Leaf Products  Search this
Physical Description:
potassium permanganate, 40%; calcium sulfate, 40% (drug ingredients)
cardboard (package material)
plastic (tablet pouch material)
Measurements:
container: 9.3 cm x 6.2 cm x 1 cm; 3 11/16 in x 2 7/16 in x 3/8 in
overall: 3 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 6.35 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
OTC Preparation
veterinary product
Object Type:
Veterinary Products
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Associated place:
United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
Description:
Yellow cardboard box, with black print and an image of a chick on front. Box contains a plastic pouch holding tablets. Paper Insert also included. 1 oz. av. 100 Tablets; 5 gr. each; price 60 cents.
Printed on box under picture of chick: "A valuable drinking water antiseptic for all poultry, to aid in preventing spread of disease through contaminated water."
On the back of the box: "Directions: For Baby Chicks, Turkeys, Ducks, and Geese, 2 tablets in each quart of drinking water. For Older Birds, 2 to 4 tablets in each quart of drinking water. As an external antiseptic for cleaning out the nostrils, eyes, etc., 12 tablets in a pint of water. To insure getting the medicine well into the nostrils the heads should be dipped."
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Veterinary  Search this
Veterinary Products  Search this
Credit Line:
The Fournet Drugstore Collection
ID Number:
1985.0475.913
Catalog number:
1985.0475.913
Accession number:
1985.0475
1985.0475
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e1e0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_210203