Two Quiet Mistakes in This 1950s Pharmacy

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This old neighborhood pharmacy has two small details that do not fit the period.

Two Quiet Mistakes in This 1950s Pharmacy

The Answer

The correct answer is: The mistakes are the child-resistant ribbed cap and the peel-off prescription-label backing..

Here is why

  1. The ribbed child-resistant cap is on the amber bottle in the pharmacist’s right hand.
  2. A peeled white label-backing corner appears on the Johnson paper bag.
  3. Both are newer packaging details hidden among period bottles and paper sacks.

Why people miss it

The eye accepts anything bottle- or paper-shaped as normal pharmacy clutter.

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