Bottle of Ergrotrate tablets

Made:
Basingstoke
maker:
Eli Lilly and Company Limited
Bottle of Ergrotrate tablets, by Eli Lilly and Co., Ltd

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Bottle of Ergrotrate tablets, by Eli Lilly and Co., Ltd
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Bottle of Ergrotrate tablets, by Eli Lilly and Co., Ltd., English

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A640787
Materials:
glass and plastic
Measurements:
height 44 mm
width 25 mm
length 21 mm
type:
bottles

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