Bottle of Amylobarbitone tablets

Made:
1920-1960 in Southwark
maker:
Wright, Layman and Umney Limited

Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid containing 1 gr. Amylobarbitone tablets. 79 mm x 45 mm diameter, 122 g. Produced by Wright, Layman and Umney, Ltd., English, 1920-1960.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640778
Materials:
amylobarbital, glass and bakelite
Measurements:
height 79 mm
diameter 45 mm
122 g
type:
bottle and amylobarbital
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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