Circulars Book 29

Product literature and promotional material produced by Burroughs Wellcome & Co, 1926-1927.

Including separate circulars, advertising material, price lists and supporting literature (such as therapeutic notes) on BW&Co products, for markets across the world, including the UK, France, China, Australia, Spain, Armenia, South Africa, Arabia, Germany, Burma, Italy and Netherlands.

The Guardbook offers a good indication of the range of Burroughs Wellcome & Co products on offer at the time, such as 'Hazeline' Snow, 'Hazeline' Cream, 'Kepler' Cod Liver Extract, 'Wellcome' Photographic Calculator, 'Lanoline', Cascara Sagrada, Borofax, 'Wellcome' Insulin, 'Menthofax', 'Wellcome' Chloroform, 'Borofax', 'Sketofax' Antiseptic Cream, 'Enule' Rectal Suppositories, 'Bivo' Beef and Iron Wine, 'Parolene' Atomiser, 'Ozozo', 'Lubafax' Surgical Lubricant and 'Wellcome' Scarlet Fever Products,.

Also included are products sold under the 'Tabloid' and 'Soloid' brands, such as 'Tabloid' Tea, 'Tabloid' Laxative Vegetable, 'Tabloid' Blaud Pill, 'Tabloid' Hypodermic Projects, 'Tabloid' All-Metal Dental Syringe, 'Tabloid' Photographic Products, 'Soloid' Benedict Test, 'Soloid' Microscopic Stains, 'Tabloid' Digitalis Leaf and 'Soloid' Photographic Stains.

Also BW&Co produced booklets such as '"Safety First" in Photography', 'Dietetic Reinforcement', 'Weapons of Precision for Modern Specialised Treatment', 'Rational Organo-Therapy', 'Iodine Therapy', 'Bismuth as a Syphilicide', 'Scarlet Fever - Products for Dick Test', 'Modern Hypodermic Medication', 'Modern Effervescents in Medicine', 'Rectal Medication', 'Digitalis in Cardiology', 'Scientific Pharmacy', 'Antipyretics, Analgesics and Soporifics', 'Renal and Genito-Urinary Therapy', 'Scientific Simplicity in Photography', 'Ear, Nose and Throat Therapy', 'Modern Dental Practice' and 'Some Nursing Suggestions'

Also worthy of note are the advertising blotters for BW&Co products, illustrated with historical scenes of medical practice.

The volume has been conserved, items have been removed from the original Guardbook and remounted in sleeves and ringbinders. This enables researchers to easily read items (front and reverse) without damage to the original. The original order has been retained.

Due to the size of the original Guardbook it has been split into 3 albums:

WF/M/GB/01/29/01:
pp1-74
WF/M/GB/01/29/02: pp74-160
WF/M/GB/01/29/03: pp161-261

1926-1927

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