A round brown glass jar with black plastic lid; contents Sodium Benzoate. A: Straight sided brown glass jar with tapered top. Painted lables front and back. Back label has white backgorund with "Sodium Benzoate" in black. Black circle with white cross has Merck logo. Sticker below label has "cost- lb. 3.00". Front label has white background: "Merck - Sodium Benzoate Merck - U.S.P. - Powder - For Prescription Compounding - Merck & Co. Inc. Rahway N.J. Manufacturing Chemists." B: Lid. Screw on black plastic lid has faceted sides and raised cross + Merck - horizontally and vertically.

1997.017.018