Bottle of insulin, in cardboard box with green label printed in black

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Title: Bottle of insulin, in cardboard box with green label printed in black
Author: Evans Sons Lescher & Webb
Place: Cheshire (England)
Publisher: Evans Sons Lescher & Webb
Date: July 25 1924
Physical Description: 1 bottle, 1 box, 1 printed insert ; 4.75 x 1.5 cm. (in box 2.5 x 6.0 cm.)
Scope and Content: Item is a 5 cc.bottle, 1 cardboard box and a printed insert. The insulin is from Batch 15 and dates from July 25, 1924 according to a label on the bottom of the box. The label on the bottle reads: 'Insulin 20 units per cc. Batch 15 5cc Evans Sons Lescher & Webb Limited Higher Runcor Cheshire Liverpool London'. The pharmaceutical company Evans Sons Lescher & Webb obtained a license to manufacture insulin on May 15, 1924.
Digital ID: insulin:B10007
Note(s): Aventis Pasteur Limited Archives. Insulin Vials, Box 3
Title based on content of item.
Subject(s): Insulin - Early manufacture
Related Item(s) (URI): https://insulin.library.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/insulin:Q10006