A glass phial of "Tabloid" Photographic Bleaching Compound compressed tablets
Burroughs Wellcome and Company
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1884 - 1930
Materials
Glass, Chemicals, Paper
Measurements
84 mm (Length); 15 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525375
Summary
A glass phial of "Tabloid" Photographic Bleaching Compound compressed tablets. Manufactured by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Ltd, London. Yellow glass phial with cork stopper and yellow label printed in black ink with directions for use. Marked "Poison". Contains 4 complete tablets and some fragments.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986.
Makers and roles
Burroughs Wellcome and Company , manufacturer