A doctor asking an elderly patient if he has taken a box of pills that he has prescribed, the patient retorts that he found the boxes difficult to swallow. Wood engraving by L. Raven-Hill, 1906.

  • Raven-Hill, L. (Leonard), 1867-1942.
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1906
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15348i
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A doctor asking an elderly patient if he has taken a box of pills that he has prescribed, the patient retorts that he found the boxes difficult to swallow. Wood engraving by L. Raven-Hill, 1906. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Dialogue includes: Doctor. "Well, Matthew, did you take those pills I sent you yesterday?" Patient. "Yes, doctor; but couldn't 'e do 'em up in something different? They little boxes be terrible hard to swallow!"

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[London], 1906.

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1 print : wood engraving ; border 15.2 x 18 cm

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Wholesale. L. Raven-Hill.

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Wellcome Collection 15348i

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