Tin of Seidlitz Powders

Maker
C & E Morton (estab. 1850)
Date
Circa 1900
Description
Seidlitz powders is the generic name under which a commonly known laxative and digestion regulator was marketed and sold by numerous manufacturers, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Effervescing salts consisting of one powder of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and another of tartaric acid that are mixed in water and drunk as a mild cathartic.
Sliver metal box with black decorative pattern and text "Seidlitz Powders C.E Morton London England". Sachets inside are wrapped in blue tissue paper.
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Date
Medium
metal, tissue paper
Measurements
11.5 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm
Accession Number
MHM06923
Medical History Museum Category

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