TY  - GEN
N2  - Small, light brown, glass bottle with a label for Parke, Davis, & Co. Sublimate Pills. A highly poisonous compound, corrosive sublimate had a number of uses in photography, pest control, preservation, and medicine. It is more commonly known under its contemporary name of mercury chloride. In the early 20th century, it was a common over-the-counter cure for measles and syphilis and often used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. It was responsible for many accidental poisonings, suicides, and suspected murders.
DO  - 10.6083/bpxhc42247
DO  - doi
AB  - Small, light brown, glass bottle with a label for Parke, Davis, & Co. Sublimate Pills. A highly poisonous compound, corrosive sublimate had a number of uses in photography, pest control, preservation, and medicine. It is more commonly known under its contemporary name of mercury chloride. In the early 20th century, it was a common over-the-counter cure for measles and syphilis and often used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. It was responsible for many accidental poisonings, suicides, and suspected murders.
T1  - Gelatin Coated Corrosive Sublimate Pills
DA  - undated
CY  - Detroit, MI
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42247/files/MMC-2014-012.22.1_Corrosive-Sublimate-pills.jpg
PP  - Detroit, MI
LA  - eng
PY  - undated
ID  - 42247
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42247/files/MMC-2014-012.22.1_Corrosive-Sublimate-pills.jpg
KW  - Nonprescription Drugs
KW  - First Aid
KW  - Anti-Infective Agents, Local
KW  - Pharmaceutical Preparations
TI  - Gelatin Coated Corrosive Sublimate Pills
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42247/files/MMC-2014-012.22.1_Corrosive-Sublimate-pills.jpg
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42247/files/MMC-2014-012.22.1_Corrosive-Sublimate-pills.jpg
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42247/files/MMC-2014-012.22.1_Corrosive-Sublimate-pills.jpg
ER  -