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| Accession no.: |
N: 94a |
| Object name: |
Ascorbic acid tablets |
| Title: |
Ascorbic acid tablets |
| Description: |
A cardboard packet wrapped in cellophane containing 20 'redoxon' ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) tablets, manufactured by Roche Products Ltd. of Welwyn Garden City. The manufacture of redoxon started in 1934, and it was first used in the polar regions in 1935, making it no longer necessary to take concentrated fruit juice to prevent scurvy. |
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| SPRI theme |
food and nutrition
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| Current place name |
Polar regions
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| UDC |
612.329.01
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| Geographic UDC |
(*2)
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| Getty AAT |
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| Number of items: |
1 |
| Full description: |
A thin rectangular cardboard tube wrapped in cellophane. The packet is white, with text printed in red on each side, top and bottom, and the number 'L305[?]98' over-printed in black. The tube presumably contains 20 tablets containing 50mgm of ascorbic acid.
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 72mm, height: 16mm, depth: 16mm
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Scott Polar Research Institute
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