Rare find!
Methyl Salicylic Acid
Lloyd’s Asepsin, Bottle
Lloyd Brothers
Cincinnati, Ohio
The label reads "A crystalline, white powder...."
The powder has browned with age and the bottle is about half full
Clear, colorless glass bottle
Cork is intact and in place
Cork is lettered with LB, partially obscured
Approx. 4.5” x 1.5” square
The mainstay of the Lloyd Brothers’ production was a line of fluidextract products called “Specific Medicines.” This is not one of them, and hence, it is an unusual find.
According to the label, it can be used on wounds during surgery, or mixed with alcohol and taken internally.
Asepsin is a sodium salt of methyl salicylic acid introduced to the medical profession about 1880, and used as an antiseptic.
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Contents may be hazardous. Contents are not intended for consumption or for any other use. Contents are for display purposes only.