Glass bottle of Tabloid Dover Powder tablets

Made:
1880-1900 in City of London and London
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited

Glass bottle with cork stopper full of Tabloid brand 5 gr. Dover Powder tablets. 83 mm x 45 mm x 25 mm, 73g. Handwritten label on back of the bottle reads, 'From Stanley's Expedition'. By Burroughs Wellcome, Snow Hill, London, 1880-1900.

Details

Category:
Medical Glass-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630855 Pt14
Materials:
cork, opium, ipecac, complete and glass
Measurements:
overall: 83 mm x 45 mm x 25 mm, 73g
type:
bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust