Nylon Sutures The black cardboard case contains a clear glass jar with a metal lid. The white label on the jar reads in black ink: 'Glanoid Sterilized Surgical Ligature (Nylon) 50 x 14 inch strands per tube Stout Purple N.7. The Armour Laboratories (Amour and Company Ltd) 27-28 Finsbury Square, London, E.C.2." The same label is present on both the cardboard case and the glass jar. The label on the case has stamped "Sample". The metal lid is corroded. 1925-1975