Glass bottle with glass stopper, containing brown residue. Labelled "Argyrol 10%". Argyrol is the trade name for an antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver. It was developed and commercialized by American physician Dr. Albert Coombs Barnes to treat gonorrhea, and as a preventative of gonorrheal blindness in newborn infants. Argyrol was first sold in 1902 by the Barnes and Hille, Chemists company. In April, 1907 Barnes bought out Hille and organized the A.C Barnes Company to continue the manufacture and sales of Argyrol. Argyrol was registered as a trademark in June of that year. Argyrol was never patented. It is still sold today.