Oak chest containing 288 samples of materia medica

Made:: 1931-1960 in Detroit

maker:: Parke, Davis and Company Inc.

Oak chest containing 288 samples of materia medica, by Parke, Davis, 1931 to 1960

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Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A603213

Materials:: whole, oak, sample boxes (288), steel, enamelled and sample boxes (288), plastic, transparent

Measurements:: overall (closed): 392 mm x 735 mm x 495 mm,
sample box: 36 mm x 45 mm x 64 mm, .04 kg

type:: materia medica chests

credit:: Parke, Davis and Company Inc.

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