Stories
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Identifying skin lightening agents in cosmetics
Could your moisturiser be damaging your health? If it contains skin-lightening agents, the answer is yes. But this is an area where consumers definitely do not have the upper hand.
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The enigma of the medieval folding almanac
With its combination of rich, portable data and high-end style, this folding almanac could have been the medieval equivalent of the latest iPhone.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
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Death around the world in ten objects
Death is many things to many cultures: violent, holy, frightening, calm, disgusting... or just a gateway to another life.
Catalogue
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Containers & packaging for Wellcome chloroform
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Boxwood Containers No.1
Savory and Moore- Digital Images
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Boxwood Containers No.1
Savory and Moore- Archives and manuscripts
Flutter Valve Injection Apparatus(to be attached to standard Containers of calcium borogluconate solution and similarly packed products)
Date: 1958Reference: WF/M/PL/132Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
"Orthol K: Examination of Samples Light, Medium and Heavy After Being Kept at Lab Temperatures in Original Containers"
Date: 1931Reference: WF/C/RD/4/85Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd