Summary
Bottle of Silvol (Proteid Silver antiseptic) made by Parke, Davis & Co., used in the pharmacy of a mental health hospital in Victora Australia circa 1920.
Silver solutions were used as an antiseptic-germicide, including for the treatment of gonorrhoea during and after World War I.
Physical Description
Drug Silvol (Proteid Silver Antiseptic) is contained in a small amber bottle with a sealed cork and paper label.
Significance
Example of pharmaceuticals used in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
Parke, Davis & Co., Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1920
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Printed label: ONE OUNCE / SILVOL / (PROTEID SILVER / ANTISEPTIC) / Contains about 20% of silver in / proteid combination. / ANTISEPTIC-GERMICIDE / Used as a local application in / 5% to 50% solution in water. / PROECT FROM MOISTURE / PARKE, DAVIS & CO. / SYDNEY / A80887
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
95 mm (Height), 34 mm (Outside Diameter), 92 (Weight)
Total weight includes label and packaging.
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Exhibition Collection Management
35 mm (Length), 35 mm (Width), 95 mm (Height)
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References
Raden Dunbar, 2014. The Secrets of the Anzacs. The Untold Story of Venereal Disease in the Australian Army, 1914-1919, Scribe, Melbourne.
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Keywords
Bottles, Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services, World War I, 1914-1918, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
