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Vintage paper label Mallinckrodt Chemcial litmus paper glass bottle vial tube w original cork stopper - circa 1950 s, as best guess, but collectors may know for certain
A vintage glass tube vial or bottle with original cork stopper still containing a few scraps of the original litmus paper strips –
Mallinckrodt – Mallinckrodt Chemical Works – St. Louis, Montreal, Philadelphia, New York – Label design U.S. Patent Office
The top of the label near the cork states: 5-1 printed in U.S.A. - 4-51.
My best guesstimate is that this piece dates to April 1951, ifI am reading the labeling correctly. However, it could be older - It has a paper label.
This little tube evidently originally held 100 strips, there are now just portions of 4 – maybe one full and 3 partials.
The glass tube bottle or vial measures approx. 2 3/8ths inches without the cork – with the cork, the entire piece measures approx. 2 3/4ths inches. The diameter of the base measures approx. ½ an inch
Condition: glass is lovely without any clouding. Label is still vrey good - all text very legible - does have some light edge wear and some light age toning.The cork still works well – can open and close but does show a split on the top. – As stated, just a tiny bit of the original litmus paper within
Very light – can send either First Class or priority.
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