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NOS Vintage Arsenate of Lead Poison label made for Skinner Drug Store, Phone 129, in Van Buren, Arkansas. The red-and-white pharmacy label features skull-and-crossbones symbols, a poison warning, historical antidote instructions, and blank spaces for the net weight and packer’s information.
Arsenate of lead was historically sold as an agricultural insecticide used to control moths, worms, and other pests—particularly in apple and other fruit orchards. (archive.cdc.gov, pubs.usgs.gov) This label may have been intended for a container filled and packaged by the drugstore.
This listing is for an unused collectible paper label only. No poison, chemical, or hazardous contents are included. The printed medical instructions are historical and should not be followed.
