TIN, ‘WATKINS/ PETRO-CARBO/ SALVE’, cylindrical, red

Small, cylindrical, bright red, metal, ‘WATKINS/ PETRO-CARBO/ SALVE’, tin. Weight of tin indicates ointment inside (unable to open). Rounded lip on top of tin, with slightly sunken gold and brown painted label. Text reads; ‘2 7/8 OUNCES/ NEW WEIGHT/ WATKINS/ PETRO-CARBO/ SALVE/ PHENOL 11 GAINS PER OUNCE/ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/ THE J.R. WATKINS CO./ MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, SYDNEY/ PERTH, BRISBANE’. Sunken area rimmed in gold, with gold text for maker’s name/label and brown highlight. Base of tin reads; ‘WATKINS/ PETRO-CARBO SALVE/ A SOOTHING AND HELPFUL/ DRESSING OF MANY USES./ FOR SUPERFICIAL VARIETIES OF/ SIMPLE OPEN SORES, BURNS, CHAPS,/ CHAFES, BRUISES, CHILBLAINS, ECZEMA,/ SUNBURN, NETTLE RASH AND NON-TOXIC/ INSECT BITES. USEFUL TO KEEP FOREIGN/ MATTER OUT OF COMMON OPEN BOILS AND/ PIMPLES. SOOTHING AND IN CERTAIN CASES/ ANTISEPTIC WHEN USED ACCORDING TO/ DIRECTIONS./ DIRECTIONS – THOROUGHLY WASH THE/ AFFECTED PARTS AND APPLY WATKINS/ PETRO-CARBO SALVE MORNING AND EVENING/ WHERE POSSIBLE KEEP COVERED WITH/ BANDAGE./ MADE IN AUSTRALIA/ THE J.R. WATKINS CO./ MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, ADELAIDE/ USE WATKINS PRODUCTS STANDARD/ ALMOST 70 YEARS/ 368’. Text surrounded by gold-edged rim. Paint worn on raised edges and where lid and base meet, scratches all over tin. Slight rusting apparent over raised rim of lid. Some dirty marks over tin (ointment residue?)

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