Summary
Green-tinged apothecary jar containing ferritin (iron) supplement which was used in a pharmacy of a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1900.
Physical Description
Apothecary's jar of thick green-tinged glass with round, concave base and straight sides sloping outward to hemispherical shoulder with broad, shortish neck with protruding rim. Stopper or cork missing. Has curved yellow paper printed label on each side (smaller on back) for iron and ammonium citrate mixture which is taken internally for its restorative action.
Significance
Example of pharmaceuticals dispensed at Victorian mental health hospitals, circa 1900.
More Information
-
Collection Names
-
Collecting Areas
-
Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
-
Place Used
-
Inscriptions
FERRI et AMM.CITR printed in black on yellow on each of 2 labels (1 smaller) on sides of jar. 720/C.B. & Co.Lo embossed on base
-
Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals
-
Category
-
Discipline
-
Type of item
-
Overall Dimensions
7.5 cm (Length), 20 cm (Height)
-
References
Martindale. The extra pharmacopoeia, 26th ed. London. Pharmaceutical Press. 1972
-
Keywords
Diet & Nutrition, Glassware, Pharmacy Equipment, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
