3 bottles of carbolic acid solution

3 bottles, amber glass, leather caps, for liquefied carbolic acid, with contents, probably German, 1900-1910

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A653768
Materials:
glass, coloured and leather
Measurements:
height 112 mm
length 52 mm
width 52 mm
type:
bottles

Parts

Amber-coloured glass bottle, square base, domed shoulders, tubular neck, with a flat reinforced base. There is a flat-topped stopper, but the rim and stopper are obscured by a red leather cap secured by string. The nearly-full bottle contains a dark reddish liquid. A circular label afixed to the front is printed with the words (in red text) 'Acidum / carbol.liquef.' On the back of the bottle is marked with '149g' in handwritten paint.

bottle of carbolic acid solution (marked 149g)

Amber-coloured glass bottle, square base, domed shoulders, tubular neck, with a flat reinforced base. There is a flat-topped stopper, but the rim and stopper are obscured by a red leather cap secured by string. The nearly-full bottle contains a dark reddish liquid. A circular label afixed to the front is printed with the words (in red text) 'Acidum / carbol.liquef.' On the back of the bottle is marked with '149g' in handwritten paint.

Measurements:
overall: 112 mm x 52 mm x 52 mm,
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A653768/1
type:
bottle
Amber-coloured glass bottle, square base, domed shoulders, tubular neck, with a flat reinforced base. There is a flat-topped stopper, but the rim and stopper are obscured by a red leather cap secured by string. The half-full bottle contains a dark reddish liquid. A circular label afixed to the front is printed with the words (in red text) 'Acidum / carbol.liquef.' On the back of the bottle is marked with '193g' in handwritten paint.

bottle of carbolic acid solution (marked 193g)

Amber-coloured glass bottle, square base, domed shoulders, tubular neck, with a flat reinforced base. There is a flat-topped stopper, but the rim and stopper are obscured by a red leather cap secured by string. The half-full bottle contains a dark reddish liquid. A circular label afixed to the front is printed with the words (in red text) 'Acidum / carbol.liquef.' On the back of the bottle is marked with '193g' in handwritten paint.

Measurements:
overall: 112 mm x 52 mm x 52 mm,
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A653768/2
type:
bottle
Amber-coloured glass bottle, square base, domed shoulders, tubular neck, with a flat reinforced base. There is a flat-topped stopper, but the rim and stopper are obscured by a red leather cap secured by string. The quarter-full bottle contains a dark reddish liquid. A circular label afixed to the front is printed with the words (in red text) 'Acidum / carbol.liquef.' On the back of the bottle is marked with '184g' in handwritten paint.

bottle of carbolic acid solution (marked 184g)

Amber-coloured glass bottle, square base, domed shoulders, tubular neck, with a flat reinforced base. There is a flat-topped stopper, but the rim and stopper are obscured by a red leather cap secured by string. The quarter-full bottle contains a dark reddish liquid. A circular label afixed to the front is printed with the words (in red text) 'Acidum / carbol.liquef.' On the back of the bottle is marked with '184g' in handwritten paint.

Measurements:
overall: 112 mm x 52 mm x 52 mm,
Materials:
glass and leather
Object Number:
A653768/3
type:
bottle