Hi, Barbara I'm forwarding the query to Greg Higby, American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. "History" <[log in to unmask]> My knowledge of chemistry is laughably small, but I think "perchlorate" by itself is meaningless unless you know what other elements are in the perchlorate molecule. For the animal feed--try the National Library of Agriculture in Beltsville MD. All best, Karen (very happy to be able to give back a little for all the information you provide!) >Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:27:54 EDT >From: Barbara Hass <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: perchlorate illustrations - 1950s or 1960s > >I've been asked to find an illustration of a pharmaceutical bottle >which shows perchlorate as one of the ingredients > >and > >a similar illustration of an animal feed sack/container which shows >the same ingredient > >Can anyone help please? > >Barbara Hass, retired librarian >========================================================= Important >Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message >should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message >should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). -- Karen Reeds, PhD, FLS Guest Curator, Come into a New World: Linnaeus & America American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, 2007 New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ , 2008 http://www.americanswedish.org/, http://www.americanswedish.org/linnaeus.htm Exhibition guide available from http://www.dianepublishing.net/category_s/490.htm (p.4) [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).