Bottle of iron, arsenic and digitalin tablets, London, 1916-1940
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Cardboard box contains bottle of iron, arsenic and digitalin tablets with instruction sheet (paper), made by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co. of London, under "Tabloid" trademark, English 1916-1940
The combination of iron, arsenic and digitalin was used as a heart stimulant to treat heart conditions. ‘Tabloid’ was the brand name patented by Henry Wellcome in 1884 to describe compressed tablets of drugs. The trademark was later extended to other products such as first aid kits.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A667534
- Materials:
- cardboard, glass, cork, wax, paper (fibre product), materia medica and cotton (fibre)
- Measurements:
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box: 95 mm x 48 mm x 38 mm, 0.02kg
bottle: 85 mm x 44 mm x 32 mm, 0.08 kg
overall (box, bottle and papers): 0.1 kg
- type:
- digitalin
