Object number
91/27
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Description
This medium-sized glass bottle, with a sealed stopper, contains a lightly brown coloured liquid which is 'Oxygas', a veterinary medical preparation. 'Oxygas' was used to ease milk fever in cattle and sheep and to help cure other 'ills of the udder'. It was produced, according to the bottle label, by 'Osmond & Son, Ltd.' of Grimsby, England.
Physical description
1 bottle: glassInscription on label on bottle: 'Oxygas (registered title) for udder ill, milk fever, inflammation after calving & lambing. Quarter evil & fever in sheep.'
Label Text
Medicine bottle. This bottle contains 'Oxygas', a veterinary medicine to treat milk fever in sheep and cattle. It was produced by Osman & Son of Grimsby and was used at Ballard's Farm in Edington. Milk fever, which if left untreated can lead to an inability to stand and loss of consciousness, is caused by low calcium levels in the blood. The modern treatment is a calcium injection. Various other treatments have been tried throughout history - the first recorded case was in 1793, and in 1845 some textbooks suggested drenching the animal in boiling ale or beer! The medicine also claims to cure other 'ills of the udder'.
Production place
Grimsby
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15904.tif - High resolution image
