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Dimenformon tablets promotional blotter

  • 1940s

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Blue card with image of a prescription for "Dimenformon Tablets," promoting Dimenformon Benzoate (alpha-estradiol benzoate) for the treatment of symptoms in menopausal patients.

Paper blotters were a popular form of advertising in the 1900s–1940s. Blotters were used to absorb excess ink from paper and prevent smearing when using fountain pens. Businesses and manufacturers gave away illustrated absorbent paper blotters as promotional items.

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Roche-Organon, Inc. “Dimenformon Tablets Promotional Blotter,” 1940–1949. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/y8084ct.

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