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Title

Aromatic Ammonia

Description

A small tin containing 8 ampoules of Vaporole Aromatic Ammonia. Instructions for use as a smelling salt are detailed on the label, reading 'Direction: The capsule enclosed in the silken sac to be broken between the fingers and the vapour carefully inhaled.'

Identifier

HD/1241

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Glass; Tin

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Aromatic Ammonia

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Glass; Tin

Files

Aromatic Ammonia

Collection

Museum and Artwork

Citation

Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.; 1880-1942; Pharmaceutical manufacturers, “Aromatic Ammonia,” Heritage, accessed July 22, 2025, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/958.