Glass tube containing four prontosil tablets

Made:
1935-1960

Glass tube containing four prontosil tablets, in cardboard container made in Germany, prepared by Bayer Products Ltd, London, tube German, 1935-1960

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A671682
Materials:
glass, clear, stopper, cork and stopper, metal
Measurements:
length 104 mm
diameter 18 mm
box: length 109 mm
box: width 19 mm
type:
tubes

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