General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Paper; Inside, swab infused with 70% isopropanol and might be infused with 3 mg of perphenazine and 15 mg of Amitriptyline.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

7.0 cm

Width

5.7 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MERCK

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Medical bag used by donor c.1935 TO 1950.

Canada

Unknown

Function

Physician sample; used to clean the skin prior to injection and to advertise antidepressant.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on one side reads: "PLEDS*/ ISOPROPANOL 70%/ for cleansing/ the skin prior to/ an injection/ FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY/ Directions: Swab with pad to/ cleanse skin prior to injection." and "MSD [in logo]/ MERCK SHARP & DOHME/ OF CANADA LIMITED MONTREAL/ * Trademark". Print on other side "In psychoneurosis . . . / TRIAVIL */ PERPHENAZINE 3 mg./ AMITRIPTYLENE HYDROCHLORIDE 15 mg./ has been found useful in/ the management of/ psychic symptoms and/ psychosomatic complaints" and "DETAILED INFORMATION/ AVAILABLE ON REQUEST/ MSD [in logo]/ * Trademark[/] TVL-5-750-G (MC-184)".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Swab is sealed in a paper packet which has a white background with brown and black print on one side and white and black print with orange background on the other side. Inside, swab infused with 70% isopropanol and might be infused with 3 mg of perphenazine and 15 mg of Amitriptyline.

Decoration

N/A