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Sample packs of 'Ovulen' oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1966-1968

Packet of 'Babazo' powder, Africa, 1987

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1987

Packet containing pleated bandage (1-inch x 6yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of absorbent cotton by Burrough Wellcome, English

Packet of absorbent cotton from first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (1-inch x 6yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of absorbent cotton by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Absorbent cotton from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing triangular bandage by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (2 1/2-inch x 6yds), by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of pleated bandages (1-inch x 3yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandages from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

"OsterRusks" baby food

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1980-1981

Packet containing pleated bandage (1-inch x 6yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (1-inch x 6yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (1-inch x 6yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of absorbent cotton by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Absorbent cotton from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing triangular bandage by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of adjustable head dressing by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Dressing from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (2 1/2-inch x 6yds), by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Condom, with packet

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1935-1965

Unopened packet of Diarrhoea draughts

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1849-1900

Packet containing a reel of silk thread

Silk thread from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of absorbent cotton by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Packet of absorbent cotton from first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of absorbent gauze by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Gauze from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing absorbent gauze by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Absorbent gauze

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (1-inch x 6yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (2 1/2-inch x 6yds), by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of pleated bandages (1-inch x 3yds) by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of absorbent gauze by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Gauze from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (2 1/2-inch x 6yds), by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of adjustable head dressing by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Dressing from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of kaolin powder

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1900-1910

Crayons used in gender behaviour tests

Psychology, Psychiatry & Anthropometry

1990-2000

Packet containing a reel of adhesive plasters

Plasters from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet of absorbent cotton by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Absorbent cotton from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing medicine droppers, tied with string

Medicine droppers from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Packet containing pleated bandage (2 1/2-inch x 6yds), by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Bandage from Tabloid first aid kit

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1x25 pack with applicator, in box, of Floraquin tablets (vaginal), (di-iodohydroxyquinoline), made by G D Searle and Co, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1960-1985

1x25 pack with applicator, in box, of Floraquin tablets (vaginal), (di-iodohydroxyquinoline)

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1960-1985

Paper packet tied with red string containing Dover's Powder (opium and ipecacuanha). 11 mm x 42 mm x 15 mm, 3 g. Prepared by Fratelli Zanelli, Bologna, Gorga collection, Italian, 1851-1910.

Paper packet containing Dover's Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1910

Paper packet of 3 bottles of No. 2 Diarrhoea Draught (Aromatic Confection, Opium Tincture and Catechu), with contents. 155 mm x 80 mm x 30 mm. Made by Godfrey and Cooke, English, c. 1850.

Packet of diarrhoea draughts

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1849-1900

2 Packets of "Osterfeed" milk powder, made by Farley Health Products Ltd., Plymouth, 1980-1981

"Osterfeed" milk powder - 2 packets

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1980-1981

Green paper packet containing poppy capsules, 176mm x 121 mm x 16 mm. Printed label on the packet reads, '717 POPPY CAPSULES/ (papaver somniferum)' and has a red mark ' B 4'. Europe, 1880-1940.

Paper packet of poppy capsules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1940

Paper packet tied with red string containing Bismuth and Opium powder (Bismuto e Oppio). 11 mm x 42 mm x 15 mm, 2 g. Prepared by Fratelli Zanelli, Bologna, Gorga collection, Italian, 1851-1910.

Paper packet containing Bismuth and Opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1910

Small paper packet of Dover's Powder, 3 grains. 30 mm long, .4 g. Dispensed by John Moore, London, c.1820.

Small packet of Dover's Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820

Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, "Ovulen", 3 practicioner's sample packs each containing 2 pill packets, varying dates, made by G D Searle and Co, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and prepared by G D Searle & Company Limited, High Wycombe, England, 1966-1968

Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills, 'Ovulen'

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1966-1968

Paper-wrapped packet of Dr. Morse's Indian Root pearl-coated Pills, vegetable laxative, by W.H. Comstock Co. Ltd., U.S.A., 1900-1930

Paper-wrapped packet of Dr. Morse's Indian Root pe

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

8 packets for 'Pringles', fat-free potato chips containing Olestra (the OLEAN brand of the Procter & Gamble Company), 2 red 'original' flavour, 3 brown 'BBQ' flavour, 3 green 'sour cream 'n onion' flavour, foil-lined cardboard tubes with plastic lids, made by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, c.1997.

8 packets for 'Pringles', fat-free potato chips co

Nutrition & Food Technology

c.1997

Johnson's Correx developer powder packets, empty.

Johnson's Correx Developer Powder

Photographic Technology

Packet of contraceptive pills, made by G D Searle and Co, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and prepared by G D Searle & Company Limited, High Wycombe, England, 1976-1980

Packet of contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1976-1980

2 Packets of "Ostermilk complete formula" milk powder made by Farley Health Products Ltd., Plymouth, 1980-1981

"Ostermilk complete formula" milk powder - 2 packets

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1980-1981

10 packets for low-fat snacks containing Olestra (the OLEAN brand of the Procter & Gamble Company): 4 red 'Doritos' tortilla chips packets, 3 blue 'Ruffles' potato chips packets, and 3 yellow 'Lays' potato chips packets, all plastic coated foil, made for Frito-Lay, Dallas, Texas, USA, c. 1997.

10 packets for low-fat snacks containing Olestra (

Nutrition & Food Technology

c.1997

Packet of 10 ipecacuanha and opium powder tablets (Dover's Powder) in paper wrapping. 40 mm x 12 mm diameter, 6 g. From a German World War I medical field kit. Unknown maker, for German military use, from Cassel, Germany, 1914.

Packet of Ipecac and Opium tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1914