'Pondets' Penicillin Troches

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

'Pondets' Penicillin Troches

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2026.1.8

Description

Small tan and white metal can label printed with blue text; now empty, once contained 48 'Pondets' Penicillin Troches, each containing 20,000 units of crystalline potassium penicillin-G

Collection

Wyeth Collection

Category

medicines

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2026.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wyeth Laboratories

Date made

1944 - 1950

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Can

Height

8-1/8 in

Diameter

3-1/4 in