Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.22.070
Accession#:
2005.22
Credit Line:
Donated by Willette Janes.
Object Name:
Bottle, Chemical
Title:
Small chemical bottle for POTASSIUM SULPHOCYANIDE KCNS
Description:
A small, cylindrical shaped clear glass bottle with rounded shoulders and a short neck and a flat head. Embossed on the front is "Potassium Sulphocyanide KCNS" and on the bottom "Patented Mar 25 1879 Whitall Tatum & Co." with "Phila" and "U.S.A. New York" surrounding the previous label. There is also a letter "H" on this bottom embossing. Also of note are the ground glass effect on the front embossing.
Notes:
Found up Perseverance where trail zig zags to mining camp ruins
People:
Janes, Willette
Search Terms:
Mine
Perseverance
Mill
assaying
refining
cyanide
T&E
Mining
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