Bottle contains nearly all of its original contents and is dark brown in colour. Clear, rectangular glass bottle with rounded shoulders. Has a screw top eye dropper lid made of synthetic polymer (for the screw top) and rubber (for the eyedropper). The lid is black. The paper label is cream and red in colour with black print. The front face says 'Pure Silvikrin/ ORGANIC/ HAIR/ TREATMENT/ [Then lists ingredients and instructions for use]/ EXTERNAL USE ONLY'. The label covers 3 sides of the bottle. Left side says 'BEECHAM (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD./ MELBOURNE, VICTORIA.' Right side says MB2/ [Notes importance of follwing instructions to obtain full benefit]. It is a lotion for baldness. Back of bottle says 'Silvikrin' imprinted in the glass near base. The base has '0/F1646M/8', and a crown imprinted in the glass. The lid is decorated with vertical panels.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1997.55 |
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| Accession Date: | 14 Feb 1997 |
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| Acquisition Year: | 1997 |
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| Credit: | Violet Devenish |
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Material
| Ink/Unclassified | 0 - Whole |
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| glue/Adhesive/Unclassified | 0 - Whole |
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| Synthetic Polymer/Synthetic/Polymer | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
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