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Unopened packet of Children's Herbal Worm Powders

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Leo Vecchia

c. 1948

Subcollections

Maley family Collection

Overview

small brown sealed envelope with black printing on front.

Historical information

This packet was purchased by Ethel Shute c1948 to treat her daughters. Ethel was living in Three Springs.
Leo Vecchia ran a pharmacy in Geraldton c1927-51.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB3612

Item type

Medicines

Themes

Medicine and Health

Material

Paper

Width

108 mm

Height or length

64 mm

Depth

2 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Children's Herbal Worm Powders
PRICE 2/-
DIRECTIONS -
Children 2 to 4 years - 1/2 a Powder.
Children 5 to 12 years - 1 Whole Powder.
Give one dose every second night for three doses; follow each morning with a dose of Epsom Salts.
(For obstinate cases Ointment must be applied externally)
LEO VECCHIA, M.P.S., Ph C.
CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST (LONDON)
GERALDTON PHARMACY
MARINE TERRACE (Near Post Office) TELEPHONE 10

Contextual information

The herbal powders possibly consist of ground wormwood, pumpkin seeds and cloves.
This is a rare example of an unopened packet of alternative medicine from the 1940s.

Keywords

pharmaceutical

Place made

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

Year

c. 1948

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative