BOTTLE, Medicine - 'Aspro'
H1997.50
Rectangular, brown glass bottle with rounded shoulders and a black synthetic polymer screw top lid. Lid is smooth. Paper label is pink and covers 3 faces of bottle. Front face says ' 'ASPRO'/ REG. TRADE MARK/ SPEEDILY RELIEVES/ [long list of ailments].' Left side label says directions for required dosages for adult ailments and says 'A Nicholas Product' at the bottom of label. Right side label gives instructions for child dosages, and also says 'Each tablet contains/ 5 grains of/ acetylsalicylic acid./ REG. VIC. 1303/ CONTENTS 100 TABLETS/ MADE BY NICHOLAS PTY. LTD./ MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA./' Print is blue and white and there is a picture of 2 tablets on the front label. The base says 'NP100/ 3' imprinted into the glass. Bottle contains 1/3 of original contents (tablets) and are white in colour.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1997.50 |
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| Accession Date: | 14 Feb 1997 |
| Credit: | Violet Devenish |
Material
| Glass |
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| Ink/Unclassified |
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| Synthetic Polymer/Synthetic/Polymer |
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| Paper |
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| Unclassified |
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Measurement
| height | 86mm |
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| width | 50mm |
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| depth | 3cm |
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