FOR SALE IS ONE (1) ANTIQUE TINCTURE MERCRESIN DRAWSTRING BAG. DIMENSIONS ARE 5 1/2" tall X 3" wide, THIS FELT COTTON BAG OFTEN CAME WITH A BOTTLE OF MERCRESIN ANTISEPTIC MADE BY THE UPJOHN COMPANY BACK IN THE LATE 30s, EARLY 40s. THIS BAG IS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM AROUND 1942-1946, BASED ON THE UPJOHN ARCHIVED NEWLETTER ABOUT MERCRESIN, AN EFFECTIVE ANTISEPTIC FOR THE TIME, GENERALLY FOR SMALL CUTS. MANY TINCTURES AND COMPOUNDS BACK THEN CONTAINED INGREDIENTS NOT ALLOWED NOW, FOR EXAMPLE MERCURY IN THE MERCRESIN. MERCRESIN HAS SINCE BEEN PHASED OUT AND REPLACED BY BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE ANTISEPTICS. THIS ORIGINAL BAG IS VERY USED WITH SIGNICANT SIGNS OF WEAR AND USE, NOTE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT, JUST ABOVE THE IRON ON PRINT. THE DRAWSTRING WORKS GREAT. SEVERAL INKSTAINS ARE ON THIS BAG TOO. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE VERY BOTTOM OF AN OLD SEWING KIT. THIS NEAT PIECE BELONGS WITH THE APOTHECARY BOTTLES OR JAR COLLECTION SOMEWHERE, BETTER STILL WITH A BOTTLE OF MERCRESIN IN A TRIBUTE COLLECTION CASE. YOU WILL RECEIVE THIS ANTIQUE MERCRESIN DRAWSTRING BAG, JUST AS PICTURED SHIPPED BY USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL..... BID AND BUY HERE IN IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE SINCE I HAVE THOUSANDS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND TEN+ YEARS EXPERIENCE. I SHIP WITHIN TWO DAYS OF RECEIPT OF PAYMENT, OFTEN THE NEXT DAY. FREE USPS FIRST CLASS GREEN SHIPPING USING RECYCLED PACKAGING MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS TO ANYWHERE USA. I DO NOT SHIP ANYWHERE ELSE. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......