Name/Title
Vitamina B12-100 (cyanocobalamin) intramuscular injection — paperboard box with one surviving ampouleEntry/Object ID
2025.1.142Description
Small printed paperboard carton for an injectable pharmaceutical, with one accompanying sealed glass ampoule treated here as its surviving original content. The carton is two-tone: an upper field in aged cream/buff and a lower field in red, divided by a narrow tan/pink band. The principal display panel reads "6 Ampolletas de 1 ml / VITAMINA B12-100 / Inyección Intramuscular," with the dosage statement "Cada 1 ml contiene Cianocobalamina 100 µg" and a printed red illustration of a single ampoule at right. A second panel carries the dispensing notice "Venta bajo receta médica," a small printed monogram, and the manufacturer line "Laboratorio Farmacéutico 02 / Carret. R. Boyeros Km. 7½, Habana." One edge panel is printed "Precio al Público $ 2.15" and "Lote: 220191." A hand-inked notation crosses the red lower band of the front panel (reading uncertain). The accompanying ampoule is a drawn, flame-sealed glass unit holding deep red liquid, with "B12" legible on the body — consistent with the carton's product (cyanocobalamin/vitamin B12 solution is characteristically intense pink-red). The ampoule appears intact and unopened, contents present.Use
Medical supplies of Leopoldo Arús Gálvez.Context
The box is refilled with other B12 ampules, in pinkCollection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
Laboratorio Farmacéutico 02Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Maker: Laboratorio Farmacéutico 02, Havana — a Cuban state pharmaceutical plant. The numbered "Laboratorio Farmacéutico [N]" designation belongs to the post-1959 nationalized industry; the Empresa Consolidada de Productos Farmacéuticos was established in 1962 (under the Ministerio de Industrias), absorbing former private laboratories. The Carretera de Rancho Boyeros address sits in Boyeros municipality, Havana, the same corridor as several state injectable/colirio plants later renamed for revolutionary figures (e.g., Julio Trigo, which produces injectables); the specific present-day successor identity of plant "02" is unconfirmed. Attribution to a Cuban state pharmaceutical plant is firm; the named-successor link is tentative.
Date: circa 1960s–1970s (tentative; institutional markers anchor it firmly to post-1960 Cuban state production, while the clean mid-century slab-serif idiom and low laboratory number suggest the earlier state period).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Front panel (printed): "6 Ampolletas de 1 ml"; "VITAMINA B12-100"; "Inyección Intramuscular"; "Cada 1 ml contiene Cianocobalamina 100 µg."
Second panel (printed): "VENTA BAJO RECETA MEDICA"; small black monogram of overlapping vertical letterforms (possibly a state-pharmaceutical/Empresa Consolidada mark — identification unconfirmed); "Laboratorio Farmacéutico 02"; "Carret. R. Boyeros Km. 7½, Habana."
Edge panel (printed): "Precio al Público $ 2.15"; "Lote: 220191."
Front red band (hand-inked, dark/red ink): short notation, reading uncertain.
Ampoule (printed): "B12" legible; remainder of marking not fully resolved.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús GálvezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
use, acquisition, productionResearch Notes
Notes
This record groups two physical components — the carton and one surviving deep-red ampoule — as a single unit per cataloging decision. Other ampoules (rose-tinted) stored in the box are cataloged separately.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 14, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026
