cardboard canister of potassium permanganate
Date: circa 1920
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1887
Classification: Chemical
Subject:
Maker: American ?
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
2.6 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm (1 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Material:
Description:
Class E chemical. OXIDZER. POISON. Potassium Permanganate, KMnO4. Also known as Permanganic acid, potassium salt, or Condy's crystals. Dark purple, needle-like crystals in a small, circular carboard canister.,DANGER! STRONG OXIDIZER. CONTACT WITH OTHER MATERIAL MAY CAUSE FIRE. CORROSIVE. CAUSES BURNS TO ANY AREA OF CONTACT. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. Incompatibilities: Powdered metals, alcohol, arsenites, bromides, iodides, phosphorous, sulfuric acid, organic compounds, sulfur, activated carbon, hydrides, strong hydrogen peroxide, ferrous or mercurous salts, hypophosphites, hyposulfites, sulfites, peroxides, and oxalates.
Stored in a short cylindrical cardboard box.
Stored in a short cylindrical cardboard box.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedhand-written in black on lid of container: Potassium / Permanganate / KMnO_4. / Steam-Line / exp.
FunctionChemistry. Oxidization.
Curatorial RemarksUnable to find any information on "Steam-line exp." Could perhaps be an export company.