Carton of Allenbury's Throat Pastilles
- maker:
- Allen & Hanburys Limited
Painted aluminium carton of 'Allenburys' Throat Pastilles (Phenol and Cocaine). 99 mm x 60 mm x 24 mm, 126 g. 54 pastilles in an elaborately decorated tin with blue and gold floral motifs. In original plastic covering. Front label of tin reads,'The Allenburys Throat Pastilles/ No. 64/ Phenol and Cocaine/ 54 pastilles, each containing/ Cocaine Hydrochloride gr. 1/66 Poison)/ Adult dose- One every two hours or as directed/ by the physician./ Manufactured by Allen & Hanburys Ltd./ London.' Manufactured by Allen and Hanburys, Ltd., London, 1920-1940.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A627919
- Materials:
- complete, aluminium, cocaine hydrochloride and wax paper
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
