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Bottle - Kery's Emulsion, circa 1920
Reg. No: SH 850579
- Summary:
- Bottle of Kery's Emulsion used in the pharmacy of a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1920
- Description:
- Bottle is cylindrical in shape and has a wide, short neck tapering slightly outwards at the top. Brown glazed ceramic bottle with narrowing top - would have been stoppered with a cork. The name of the medicine, 'Kery's Emulsion', is stamped in the ceramic at the base of the bottle.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 13.50 cm (Height), 5.70 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | bottles, pharmaceuticals, psychiatric hospitals |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Pharmacy |
| Tertiary Classification: | pharmaceuticals |
| Inscriptions: | W KERYS/EMULSION encircled below base |
| Place & Date Used: | Victoria, Australia, circa 1920 |
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