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Object ID Number:
PH419
Object Name:
Silvogon
Manufactured from:
1870
Manufactured to:
1900
Description / History:
Silvogon
Distributed by Ernst Sischoff Co., New York, NY
50 tablets

Silvogon tablets were manufactured in Germany (shipped to the United States) for urethral injections or irrigations in the late 19th century. Two white tablets would be dissolved in 4 oz water to formulate the solution. On the brown glass bottle, the tablets are listed as a poison with a red skull and cross bones.
Dimensions:
H–2.5 W–1 L–0.75 inches
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