Dispending bottle of laudanum

Made:
1880-1910 in Norwich

Glass dispensing bottle with trace residues remaining , labelled "LAUDANUM"(opium tincture). 96 mm x 26 mm diameter, 36 g. Printed pharmacy label reads, 'LAUNDUNUM. POISON/H.KING/FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST/ Post Office Street, Norwich/POISON'. Supplied by H. King, chemist in Norwich, English, 1880-1910.

Details

Category:
Medical Glass-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A660312
Materials:
glass, opium and trace
type:
dispensing bottles and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust