'Ethyl chloride (pure) for local Anaesthesia'

Maker
1. Woolwich-Elliott Chemical Company Pty Ltd (estab. Circa 1929, closed Circa 1965)
2. Felton Grimwade & Co. Ltd. (estab. 1867, closed 1930)
Date
Circa 1929
Description
100 c.c. glass tube of Ethyl Chloride (pure) for local anaesthesia, with the original product box. The glass tube has a metal valve stopper. It was sprayed on intact skin to produce aesthesia by superficial freezing caused by rapid evaporation. Although this product was manufactured by Woolwich Elliott, the Ethyl Chloride was distributed in this instance by Felton Grimwade Co. Pty Ltd., wholesale druggists and manufacturing chemists in Melbourne.
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Maker

Woolwich-Elliott Chemical Company Pty Ltd (estab. Circa 1929, closed Circa 1965)

Felton Grimwade & Co. Ltd. (estab. 1867, closed 1930)

Other Maker

Woolwich-Elliott Chemical Company Pty Ltd (estab. Circa 1929, closed Circa 1965) ▫ product
Felton Grimwade & Co. Ltd. (estab. 1867, closed 1930) ▫ ethyl chloride

Date

Circa 1929

Medium

glass, metal, paper, cardboard, ink

Measurements

17.0 x 4.3 (diam.) cm (bottle)
7.0 x 20.5 x 4.3 cm (box)

Accession Number

MHM03722

Inscriptions

maker's mark ▫ as printed label: '100 c.c. (logo) ELLIOTS/ETHYL CHLORIDE (PURE)/FOR LOCAL ANÆSTHESIA/Conforming to the requirements fo the British/Pharmacopoeia 1914/Manufactured by/WOOLWICH-ELLIOT/CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD./SYDNEY' ▫ spray & box
distributor/inscriptions ▫ as printed label: 'Felton Grimwade Co. Pty/Ltd./ WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS &/MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS/REGISTERED OFFICES./342-346 FLINDERS LANE./LABORATORIES. SPENCER ST. WEST MELBOURNE.' ▫ box
distributor/inscriptions ▫ as printed label: 'FELTON GRIMWADE & CO. PTY. LTD.,/342-46 Little Flinders St.,/Melbourne.' ▫ spray

Object Type

preparations
equipment
packaging

Medical History Museum Category

Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments

Museum

Medical History Museum

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