Tin of Silbe tablets for asthma, Hatfield, England, c.1969-1971
- maker:
- Silten Limited
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Tin of Silbe tablets for asthma etc., by Silten Ltd., Hatfield, c.1969-1971
These tablets treated chest complaints such as asthma, bronchitis and hay fever. They were made by Hertfordshire-based Silten Limited. The tablets cost 22 ½p around 1970. They are typical of a huge range of relatively cheap treatments that were available ‘over the counter’ at pharmacists for many years.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 1988-317/138
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), paper (fibre product) and materia medica
- Measurements:
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overall: 10 mm x 65 mm x 40 mm, .22kg
- type:
- tablet
- credit:
- Marks (Avon)
