Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Container - Bottle of anaesthetic ether, Woolwich-Eliott Chemical Company Pty. Ltd
... woolwich-eliott chemical co...ether anaesthetic poison glass bottle woolwich-eliott ...
Large brown glass bottle in original packaging once contained 1lb of ether. The bottle is wrapped in brown paper wrapping with black and red print on a white label.
It reads [in red ink] POISON /NOT TO BE TAKEN / WOOLWICH ELLIOTT [logo] / [black ink] 263 61 / Anaesthetic Ether / B. P. / NET 1 LB. / This ether contains 0.002% w/v of Hydroquinone as a / preservative, in accordance with the B.P. / [red ink] CAUTION: Keep well corked in a cool, dark place / [black ink] WOOLWICH-ELLIOTT / CHEMICAL COMPANY PTY. LTD. / SYDNEY / USE BEFORE JAN 1964 / [in red ink] HIGHTLY INFLAMMABLE / [black ink] MADE IN AUSTRALIAether, anaesthetic, poison, glass, bottle, woolwich-eliott chemical co, sydney, anaesthetic ether, hydroquinine, inflammable