Stonewear Jar, 'Virol'

Accession #: 2010059

Description: Elegant stonewear jar bearing the stamp: 'IDEAL FOOD, Virol, A PREPARATION OF BONE-MARROW,AN IDEAL FAT FOOD FOR CHILDREN AND INVALIDS'. The jar appears to date from the 1900s. There is no mention of vitamins, suggesting this date is reasonable. The poster image has a slightly different legend: "AN IDEAL FORM OF FAT FOOD FOR CHILDREN AND INVALIDS" LANCET'.

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Acquired: 05/11/2010