Squat aluminium Glyco-Thymoline Eye Bath
 Catalogue Number: 2429 Squat aluminium Glyco-Thymoline Eye Bath Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Designer/inventor: Kress & Owen Company Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1950 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: New York, USA Publisher/Manufacturer: Kress & Owen Company Description Of Item: Squat aluminium eye bath with rolled rim. Base inscribed: 'GLYCO-THYMOLINE EYE BATH'. W:39mm x H:27mm Historical Significance: Glyco-Thymoline was developed as a mouthwash by pharmacists Samuel Owen and Oscar Kress in the 1890's. Throughout the twentieth century it was promoted widely to treat mouth and skin irritations. For an eyewash, 10 to 30 drops of Glyco-Thymoline were diluted in warm water in the eye bath. Ref: Sturrock, Eye Baths, Millstream Books, 2012 How Acquired: Donated by Pamela Sutton Date Acquired: June 2014 Condition: Fair;stained Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 6 |