| Reference Number | MIMM/2009-1/26 |
| Title | Tongue Depressor |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Creator Name | Glaxo, pharmaceutical company, 1873-1983 |
| Description | The tongue depressor is made of wood and is still wrapped in its original paper, which is damaged on one side, reporting ‘Amoxil Trademark’ and ‘Success every day in children’s infections.’ in orange writing.
This is likely a promotional medical device by the pharmaceutical company GSK (GlaxoSmithKline), which still produces Amoxil. The active substance, amoxicillin, is an antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections and is part of the same family of penicillins. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 180mm x 25mm x 22mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Tongue Depressor |
| Term | Physical Examination |
| Otolaryngology -- instrumentation |