ASA, 500 Tablets

Object/Artifact

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Perth Museum

ASA bottle label, English

ASA bottle label, English

Name/Title

ASA, 500 Tablets

Entry/Object ID

993.43.143

Description

Round, brown, glass, wide-mouthed bottle, with white metal screw cap. Cream coloured paper label is glued to the bottle and goes 3/4 of the way around. One side of the label is English, the other side is French. The English label shows: ENTERIC in white letters on an orange background COATED in white letters on an orange background A.S.A. in black letters on a cream background ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID in black letters on a cream background TABLETS USP in black letters on a cream background 10gr (600 mg.) in orange letters on a cream background For Relief Of in black letters on a cream background ARTHRITIC PAIN in black letters on a cream background Wampole in black letters on a cream background There is a large hand-written "X" in blue ink on both the English and French labels across 50% of the label At the bottom of English side of the label is stamped: "(L) 5940 2" On the bottom of the bottle in raised letters is: L D . 1 (The D is within a Diamond) 700 6 1844 Bottle is about half full of white, shiny, oval pills and a desiccant packet.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wampole / Dominion Glass

Dimensions

Height

16 cm

Diameter

8.7 cm

Material

Glass, Metal, Paper