General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Dark glass bottle has moulded white synthetic screw-cap, over wrapped with off-white paper; off white adhesive-backed paper label bears red and blue handwritten text. Contents: liquid Phenol U.S.P.

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

9.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

4.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Dentistry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bowler

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Vermont

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

General: Phenol is used as an oral anesthetic/analgesic; because of it's conversion to precursors to plastics, it can also be used in the preparation of oral appliances.

Technical

Part of a collection of chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of dental fillings, moulds, bridgework and inlays.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"POISON" and "(CARBOLIC ACID)" printed by hand in red ink on label face. "PHEN/ U.S.P" and "800133/ PT" printed by hand in blue ink on label face.

Missing

NB: Phenol U.S.P. was removed and replaced with non-toxic fluid [water ?] prior to loan. [1980.0135 Ref. 2]

Finish

Dark glass bottle has moulded white synthetic screw-cap, over wrapped with off-white paper; off white adhesive-backed paper label bears red and blue handwritten text. Contents: liquid Phenol U.S.P. NB: original contents of .1 bottle decanted [now .2] by CSTMC Conservation staff [c. 1984]

Decoration

N/A