Summary
Tiger snake antivenom in cardboard box. Possibly part of Snake Bite Treatment Kit (cardboard display board with objects mounted for display) - 1953 display board. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, (CSL) Ltd, Parkville, Victoria.
Physical Description
Yellow cardboard box with black printing sealed with paper label.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 06 Aug 2003
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User
CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 45 Poplar Road, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1950s
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Inscriptions
Text on front of box: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH/TIGER-SNAKE ANTI-VENENE/(Globulins, refined and concentrated)/INITIAL DOSE 3,000 UNITS GIVEN INTRAVENOUSLY/1,500 UNITS 0.3% Tricresol added. Text on back of box: Batch number 6187-2. 31 DEC 1955
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Overall Dimensions
100 mm (Width), 29 mm (Depth), 28 mm (Height)
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Minimum dimensions
103 mm (Length), 29 mm (Width), 28 mm (Height)
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