Pills and profits : the selling of medicines since 1870 : an exhibition at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / Ken Arnold, Tilli Tansey.
- Arnold, Ken, 1960-
- Date:
- 1994
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: Pills and profits : the selling of medicines since 1870 : an exhibition at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / Ken Arnold, Tilli Tansey. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![IV.9 G Barger and H H Dale, 'Ergotoxine and some other constituents of Ergot' (1907); Barger and Dale, 'Chemical Structure and Sympathomimetic Action of Amines' (1910); H H Dale 'The action of certain esters and ethers of Choline...' (1914) These are reprints of some of Henry Dale's most significant scientific papers from his period at the WPRL That concerning ergotoxine bears the WPRL address. In it, he described his isolation and identification of the physiological effect of ergotoxine. These experiments were initiated by Henry Wellcome. They were important steps in Dale's research career, which culminated in the award of a Nobel Prize in 1936. EPB collection IV. 10 Henry H Dale's (1875-1968) experimental apparatus, 1920-30 This tripod and water-bath are thought to be part of the original apparatus used by Dale for testing Ingundin. In 1914, Dale left the WPRL, where he had been director since 1906, to join the National Institute for Medical Research of the Medical Research Committee. There he continued to develop the work he had begun at the WPRL The quality of the work he conducted in both places helped establish his repu- tation as one of the most noted medical researchers of the twentieth century. Kindly loaned by the Science Museum IV. 11 Tuberculins: Notes on Their Preparation and Use (London, [1913?]) This booklet describes the methods of preparation and standardisation adopted in the Wellcome Laboratories. Much emphasis is given to the scientific rigour of the methods employed, with the use of the strictest bacteriological control and uni- form activity and absolute freedom from contamination. The same image of the lat- est scientific methods was stressed in the price list included in the booklet. This role of science was central both to the way the Burroughs Wellcome & Co. was run and the image with which its products were marketed. Kindly loaned by The Wellcome Foundation Ltd. IV. 12 Bacterial Disease Prophylaxis and Treatment. Two copies (London, [191-?]) Burroughs Wellcome & Co. produced a number of promotional booklets aimed at different audiences. This publication was for a technically literate audience. It describes the biological products used in treating bacterial diseases: sera, toxins and vaccines used for immunisation, as well as other diagnostic products. The images in](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20456517_0048.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
