Tin box
Boots UK Ltd
Category
Medical & health
Date
Unknown
Materials
tin
Measurements
60 mm (Width) x 17 mm (Depth); 95 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Nottingham
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The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
NT 1514751
Summary
Tin box for Boots glycerin of thymol pastilles.
Provenance
Gifted by a National Trust volunteer on 6 July 2009.
Marks and inscriptions
On lid: GLYCERIN OF THYMOL PASTILLES WITH AMC A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PASTILLE CONTAINING THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE-THIRD OF A TEASPOONFUL OF GLYCERIN OF THYMOL WITH AMYL M. CRESOL. BORAX 1.2% SOD. BENZ 0.48% SOD. SAL. 0.3% SOD. CARB. 1.0% GLYCER 3.7% MENTHOL 0.02% THYMOL 0.01% 01.PINEPUMIL 0.01% EUCALYPTOL 0.08% METHYL SAL 0.02% AMYL META-CRESOL 0.036% DIRECTIONS: A PASTILLE SHOULD BEDISSOLVED SLOWLY IN THE MOUTH IN CASES OF SORE THROAT, TONSILITIS AND LARYNGITIS UNTIL RELIEF IS OBTAINED. On lid: MAUFACTURED BY BOOTS NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND
Makers and roles
Boots UK Ltd, manufacturer