Mary, 

Perhaps it is a Merthiolate bottle.  Here's a picture of one.  I also
remember being painted red with both concoctions as a child.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Full-Carroll-Tincture-Merthiolate-Medicine-Bottl
e_W0QQitemZ320002373928QQihZ011QQcategoryZ13914QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotoh
osting 


Blane H. Nansel, RPA
Highway Archaeology Program
The University of Iowa
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Iowa City, IA 52240-1030
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Subject: mercurochrome

Has any one found mercurochrome bottles?  I have a small square bottle
with a glass dropper. The bottle/dropper are stained a pinkish red.
Ideas?  The bottle is from a late 1930s to early 1940s residential
deposit.  I remember my mom painting me red with mecurochrome as a kid
but it seems like it came in a round bottle.

Mary L. Maniery
PAR Environmental Services, Inc.
PO Box 160756
Sacramento, CA
(916) 739-8356