Vial for Penicillin sodium salt
- Made:
- 1944 in Terre Haute
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Vial for Penicillin sodium salt, by Commercial Solvents Corporation, Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana, United States, 1944
The introduction of the antibiotic penicillin in the early 1940s saved a large number of lives, especially those of soldiers wounded during the Second World War. A number of factories were dedicated to penicillin production both in the United Kingdom and the United States. Commercial Solvents Corporation (active 1918-2000) based in Indiana, USA, built the world’s largest penicillin plant.
Details
- Category:
- Biotechnology
- Object Number:
- 1984-1089/1
- Materials:
- glass, paper (fibre product), aluminium (metal) and rubber (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: .255kg
- type:
- bottle
