Box for 'Trilene' tablets, Europe, 1801-1900

Carton for "Trilene" tablets

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Carton for "Trilene" tablets
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Carton for "Trilene" tablets

‘Trilene’ tablets are advertised on this box as “the only cure for stoutness”. Stoutness is another, older word for being overweight. It was a so-called ‘patent medicine’ whose recipe was secret. It is unlikely to have been of much practical use.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A661213
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 23 mm x 57 mm x 72 mm, .02kg
type:
box