'Anovlar 21' oral contraceptive pill blister pack
Object No. 94/74/2
Oral contraceptive pill (1 of 3), contained in blister pack, 'Anovlar 21', plastic / aluminium, Shering A G, German Democratic Republic, probably 1963-1977
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Summary
Physical Description
Packet, (1), (empty), oral contraceptive pill, Anovlar 21, plastic/foil, Schering A.G., Germany (GDR), [1963-1977] Packet, rectangular, foil, with bubble pck of 21 pills. All empty except for 1 still left intact. Obverse is gold coloured foil with 2 rows of pills, 1x10, 1x11. Reverse is green coloured foil with each bubble marked by day of the week. Central spine marked "Anovlar", and side marked "Each tablet contains Norethisterone Acetate 4mg Ethinyloestradiol 0.05mg"
DIMENSIONS
Height
40 mm
Width
130 mm
Depth
12 mm
HISTORY
Notes
Donor began taking Anovlar in 1963 when she was 18, but had to go to a Macquarie St specialist that her boyfriend knew about because, being single, she could not approach vher family doctor for advice. The pill packet was carried about her in her handbag, disguised in a comb case, in case her mother happened to look in the bag
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs Anne Smith, 1994
Acquisition Date
17 March 1994
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