TIN, charcoal tablets, ‘Kohle-Compretten’

H2008.186

Small, round, dark maroon, metal, cream and black painted label, ‘Shutz-Marke’, tin. Rounded lid top, slightly sunken painted text area. Text reads; ‘Schutz MBK Marke/ 50 21/ £/ Kohle-“Compretten/ (Name “Com…retten” geschützt)/ Carbo medicinalis “ Merck” 0,25/ Hochertiges Kohle-Tablettenpräparat./ Mehrmals täglich 1 – 2 Stück in Wasser/ zerfallen lassen und nach dem Umrühren/ einnehmen oder unzerkaut mit Wasser/ himunterschlucken/ Vergleiche beiliegende Gebrauchsanweisung./ E. Merck, Darmstadt/ C.F. Boehringer & Soehne G.m.b.H., Mannheim/ Knoll A.-G., Ludwigshafen a. Rh.’ Reverse: plain, with stamp printed text; ‘64Br0362’. Paint scratched, tin rusting and discoloured all over. Some charcoal tablets inside (tin rusted shut, unable to open)

Department: 

History Department

Collection

Stanwix Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2008.186
Accession Date: 12 Nov 2013
Acquisition Year: 2008

Material

Metal

Metal, charcoal tablets

0 - Whole

Measurement

height22mm
diameter71mm

 

 

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