2004/6

McDougall and Robertson Ltd Cooper (Manufacturer)

Packet of Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder. Inscribed: 'The best known means of, Destroying all the ticks, Stopping the fly etc.c .1900-1972.
This is a packet of Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder. It consists of yellow paper packaging containing a yellow powder. The packaging is inscribed: 'Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder // The best known means of // Destroying all the ticks // Stopping the fly // Preventing & curing the scab // Promoting the growth of wool // and improving the appearance and condition of the flock'. 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 pack of Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'MEDICAL PREPARATION: 'Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder' // Description // 1 pack of Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder. // Yellow paper packaging containing yellow powder. // Inscription: 'Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder // The best known means of // Destroying all the ticks // Stopping the fly // Preventing & curing the scab // Promoting the growth of wool // and improving the appearance and condition of the flock' // Dimensions // 14.5 x 7 8 (length x width x height) // Associated information // The powder is leaking quite badly from its packaging, and is therefore kept inside two plastic bags. It may mean that the powder should be disposed of and the packaging kept.', 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

Cooper, McDougall and Robertson Ltd (Corporate Body)