PACKET LID, Seidlitz Powders
H1990.48
Top surface and one side of the lid of a packet of antacid powders. The box is ornately decorated with scrolls and flowers in light green, dark blue, cream and gold and reads "GENUINE / SEIDLITZ POWDERS / DIRECTIONS / DISSOLVE THE POWDER CONTAINED IN ONE OF THE BLUE PAPERS / IN A TUMBLER HALF FULL OF SPRING WATER, THEN ADD CONTENTS OF / ONE OF THE WHITE PAPERS; STIR, AND DRINK IMMEDIATELY". While there are two tins of powders in the collection which mention London, this lid continues "FELTON, GRIMWADE & BICKFORD, LD., / WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. / & MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS. / PERTH." For family details see H89.1071
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1990.48 |
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| Accession Date: | 7 Feb 1990 |
Material
| Paper | Paper |
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| Paper/Paper |
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Measurement
| length | 115mm |
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| width | 92mm |
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