A laxative medication made by Nyal Compnay Ltd Sydney c1950A tin container with a lift off lid for Nyal 'Figsen' laxative tabletsTop: Nyal / Trade Mark Registered / FIGSEN / THE GENTLE LAXATIVE / CONSTIPATION / NYAL COMPANY SYDNEY. Base: 24 TABLETS / FOR CONSTIPATION ......./ Contains ........./ DIRECTIONS / ADULTS ..... CHILDREN ..... / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / NYAL COMPANY SYDNEY.pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacy, medicines, nyal pty ltd, figsen laxatives, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham

The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s.This item has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including social history and medical history. A Figsen brand laxative tin manufactured by Sydney company Nyal. The tin is white, orange and black with type face on lid. Text on face of tin reading: "TRADE MARK NYAL REGISTERED/FIGSEN/THE GENTLE LAXATIVE/for/CONSTIPATION/NYAL COMPANY SYDNEY"medicine, medication, medical history, wodonga, haeusler collection, haeusler

Figsens were a popular form of patent medicines sold in chemists and were taken to relieve constipation. They were packed in small orange and black tins before plastic packaging became popular.A small rectangular tin which is rounded at the corners. The lid is decorated in 3 bands of black, white and orange strips and wording in the same colours. The lid is hinged. The contents of the tin, its uses and dosage are written on the bottom of the tin in black.TRADE MARK 'NYAL' REGISTERED / FIGSEN / THE GENTLE LAXATIVE / FOR / CONSTIPATION / NYAL COMPANY SYDNEYnyal company, pharmacies, laxatives, medicines, george evans collection