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Category: Pharmacy
Estimated Date: 1890
Name: Pill Tile
Manufacturer: unknown

Description: 9 7/8× 7 7/8” earthenware tile with white glaze, top surface has a 7.5” rule graduated in 30 divisions with arrows marked 0,6,12,24 and 30. Corners are rounded. A tube of the pill material is formed on a pill machine and then cut into tablets on the tile.

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