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19th Century Flint Glass Oleum Bottle: Ol: Paraff:Pur:
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19th Century Flint Glass Oleum Bottle: Ol: Paraff:Pur:

On offer is a superb flint glass oil bottle with shield shaped label.

OL:Paraff:Pur: Purified Paraffin Oil: Syn~ Adepsine Oil, Alboline, Atoleine, Chrismaline, Glymol, Oleum Adepsineae Album, Oleum Deelinae, Paroleine, Saxol and Vaseline Oil.

Liquid paraffin consists chiefly of a mixture of hydrocarbons belonging to the methane series; it is obtained from petroleum by distilling off most of the lighter fractions, and purifying the liquid residue.

It occurs as a colourles, oily, transparent, tastless, non-flourescent liquid, odourless when cold, but having a faint petroleum odour when heated.
Liquid paraffin is bland and non-irritant when applied to mucous surfaces. It is largely employed as a vehicle for oily spray solutions containg menthol, thymol, and the volatile oils. Liquid paraffin is used as an emollient to the skin in irritable conditions, and to remove desquamative crusts, it is also administered internally as a substitute for cod-liver oil, in phthisis and other conditions of malnutrition.

It acts as a lubricant during excretion, and has been found of service in colitis, chronic constipation and other intestinal disorders for which doses of 15 mils or more may be given.

The bottle is in superb condition having no defects whatsoever, there are some vertical mould marks to the bottle and this is extremely common. The shield shaped label is in superb Condition having no defects, cracks or chips, but the wax seal is missing across the top edge and sides. the base is embossed with E S & Co

Damage: None! to the Bottle! Pristine condition. Label: None! Pristine Condition, missing wax seal in places.

Height: 20 cms to the top of the stopper.

Price: £16.00



Product Code: 19TY29 ~   SOLD  

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