Bottle of mentholated throat tablets

Glass bottle with cork stopper in original plastic wrapping of 100 No. 489 compressed Mentholated Throat tablets (menthol, benzoic acid, cocaine, anise). 136 mm x 50 mm x 31 mm, 194g. Made by Parke,Davis and Co., English, early twentieth century.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A662021
Materials:
glass, cork, complete, cotton, menthol, cocaine and benzoic acid
Measurements:
overall: 136 mm x 50 mm x 31 mm, 194g
type:
bottle and cocaine
credit:
Wellcome Trust