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000042246 001__ 42246
000042246 005__ 20250424233549.0
000042246 02470 $$2Collection number$$aMMC-2014-012.13.1
000042246 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6083/bpxhc42246
000042246 035__ $$aMMC-2014-012.13.1
000042246 037__ $$aDA
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000042246 245__ $$aPowers & Weightman Mercury Salicylate bottle
000042246 260__ $$aPhiladelphia, PA$$cundated
000042246 336__ $$aStill image
000042246 520__ $$aDark blue glass poison bottle with a brown stained label for Powers & Weightman Mercury Salicylate. This bottle would have been sold by an apothecary or druggist. Due to the poisonous nature of the material, only patients who had a prescription from their doctor would've been able to purchase it. Mercury and mercury-containing preparations have long been used in medicine to treat such conditions as bacteria, fungus, syphilis, and yeast infections. The bright blue color was used to distinguish poison bottles from any food or medicine bottle.  
000042246 542__ $$fPublic Domain
000042246 650__ $$aNonprescription Drugs$$018093
000042246 650__ $$aPharmaceutical Preparations$$018091
000042246 655__ $$apoison bottles$$042215
000042246 7102_ $$aPowers and Weightman$$042230
000042246 8564_ $$91a0c4978-e4af-4e0b-8cc0-8f25e716c398$$s1537597$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42246/files/MMC-2014-012.13.1_Mercury-Salicylate.jpg$$ePublic$$25a83820ea4ccdf02c82b0856785108f2$$31
000042246 980__ $$aHistorical Artifacts