Notebook No. 6

  • Cooper; William, 1813-1885; Founder of William Cooper & Nephews
Date:
1868 - 1875
Reference:
WF/C/P/01/06
Part of:
Wellcome Foundation Ltd
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Contains numbered pages 1-31, not all of which have been used, and numerous blank and unnumbered pages from p. 32 onwards.

A small number of entries have been crossed through, either with pencil or ink.

ENTRIES AS FOLLOWS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS NOTEBOOK:

'On the Foot-Rot Powder' (p. 1) - including details on the manufacture of the product, quantities of materials used, costs, 'expenses' (p. 13).

Sales of Foot Rot Powder, by month are given for 1868 (p. 8), 1869 (p. 18), 1870 (p. 20), 1871 (p. 22), 1872 (p. 24), 1873 (p. 26), 1874 (p. 28), 1875 (p. 30). Sales appear to decline dramatically in the later years covered by this notebook.

p. 19, p. 25, p. 27, and p. 29 are blank.

The front of the notebook has a label affixed for 'Cooper's Foot-Rot Powder, for the Cure of Diseases of the Feet of Sheep, and Thrush, Cracked Heels, or Grease in Horses. Prepared by W Cooper MRCVS, Gt Berkhamsted, Herts.'

Publication/Creation

1868 - 1875

Physical description

1 item

Related material

Please note that Notebook No. 7 was recorded as missing by GlaxoSmithKline while the records of Cooper McDougall & Robertson Ltd were in their care, and it has not been sent to Wellcome Collection.

Ownership note

Please see main WF collection description (ref. 'WF').

Where to find it

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