Box of Ponderax tablets and written instruction sheet

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Box of Ponderax tablets and written instruction sheet

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Box of Ponderax tablets and written instruction sheet
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Box of Ponderax tablets and written instruction sheet, by Selpharm Laboratories from Savory and Moore, made in Britain 1960-1970

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Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635369
Materials:
box, cardboard, tablet strips, plastic, tablets strips, tinfoil and instruction, paper
Measurements:
height 155 mm
width 64 mm
length 40 mm
type:
boxes

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