Shop round for glycerine jujubes
- PART OF:
- 10 clear pastille jars for drugs
Shop round for glycerine jujubes, no lid, empty, white label with gold and red border.
Used for sore, dry or irritated throats, and coughs, glycerine jujubes were sweet tasting lozenges. Jujube is the name for a type of sweet date, originating in eastern Asia. The fruit was widely cultivated and used in European recipes for confectionary and medicines.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Object Number:
- 1979-23 Pt9
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 160 mm x 110 mm, 0.736 kg
- type:
- shop rounds
- credit:
- Purchased from John P Gibson
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