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Migril masters migraine : to cure a headache : "set a dish or platter of tynne upon the bare head."
- Burroughs Wellcome and Company
- Date
- 1970
- Ephemera
- Online
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In copyright
Credit: Migril masters migraine : to cure a headache : "set a dish or platter of tynne upon the bare head.". In copyright
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Description
One of a series of leaflets (traditional headache remedies) issued by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. advertising Migril, a remedy for headaches and migraines containing caffeine and the ergot derivative ergotamine. Showing a man placing a tin platter upon his head in order to cure his headache, as quoted 'The Gentlemen's Magazine Library' (1884).
Publication/Creation
1970.
Physical description
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : colour ; 28 x 22 cm folded to 14 x 22 cm
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Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesEPH296