Bottle for Dover's Powder tablets

Made:
1940-1960 in London

Glass bottle with bakelite top for 5 gr. Dover's Powder tablets (ipecacuanha and opium) with a small quantity remaining. 107 mm x 56 mm diameter, 172 g. Produced by the British Drug Houses Ltd., English, 1940-1960.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A662051
Materials:
glass, bakelite, opium and ipecacuanha
Measurements:
height 107 mm
diameter 56 mm
172 g
type:
bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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