Stories
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Would you like to buy a unicorn?
The story behind why somebody tried to sell Henry Wellcome a unicorn head in 1928.
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Sharing breastmilk with parents
Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.
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The side effects of lithium mining
Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.
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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.
Catalogue
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Sales and selling 1931-32 / [Boots Pure Drug Company, Ltd.].
Boots Company.Date: [1932]- Pictures
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A man selling opium; nearby a woman breast feeds her baby. Engraving by F. W. Topham, c. 1840, after W. Muller.
Müller, William James, 1812-1845.Date: 1840Reference: 25465i- Pictures
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A German itinerant medicine vendor on horseback selling his wares. Engraving by I. Helman, 1777, after J. Bertaux, 1776.
Bertaux, Jacques, 1745-1818.Date: [1777]Reference: 546400i- Pictures
A French itinerant medicine vendor on stage selling his wares. Engraving by I. Helman, 1777, and etching by A.J. Duclos after J. Bertaux, 1776.
Bertaux, Jacques, 1745-1818.Date: [1777]Reference: 20598i- Pictures
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Doctor Rock, a medicine vendor, selling his wares from a horse-drawn carriage to a crowd. Engraving.
Reference: 20635i