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ACET VINI
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This blown and molded bottle has a label which reads <i>ACET VINI</i> in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. It would have contained acetum vini, or wine vinegar. Wine vinegar was used as both an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineACET VINI. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
