2004/9

McDougall and Robertson Ltd Cooper (Manufacturer)

This round tin contains powdered, medicated poultry feed. The outside of tin is covered with a light brown paper label with an inscription, in black, reading 'COOPER's N. F. Z. (NITROFURAZONE) CONCENTRATED PREMIX'. It was used as a medicated feed for poultry. It was previously a part of the collections of The Wellcome Trust, and was given as part of a collection said to date from c.1900-1972.

1 round tin containing powdered, medicated poultry feed; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'MEDICAL PREPARATION: 'Cooper's N. . Z. Concentrated Premix' // Description // 1 round tin containing powdered, medicated poultry feed. // Lid of tin is red. Outside of tin covered with light brown paper label. // Inscription in black: 'COOPER's N. F. Z. (NITROFURAZONE) CONCENTRATED PREMIX' // Dimensions // 16.5 x 15.5cm (height x diameter) // Associated information // For use as medicated feed for poultry.', Letter, Assistant Archivist, The Wellcome Trust to Roy Brigden - 'These objects were originally given to us following the merger of Glaxo and Wellcome in 1995, and they became part of the Cooper's business archive within the Wellcome Foundation Collection... The objects consist of a collection of veterinary samples from c.1900-1972...'

1900 - 1972

Metal, Paper

Cooper, McDougall and Robertson Ltd (Corporate Body)