11 clear pastille jars for drugs

Made:
1830-1930 in York

11 clear pastille jars, now empty, for drugs, English, late 19th early 20th century

Pastilles are slow-dissolving medicated lozenges or tablets. Pharmacists made these to their own recipes or to the national standards, established in books called pharmacopeias and alter National Formularies.

Empty shop round for antiseptic throat pastilles, with white label with gold and red border, with glass lid

Shop round for antiseptic throat pastilles

1830-1930
Empty shop round for eucalyptus and menthol, white label with gold and red border, with glass lid

Shop round for eucalyptus and menthol

1830-1930
Large glass drug jar with glass lid for Chlorodyne (chloroform and morphine). Probably a pastille jar, now empty. Unknown maker, English, late nineteenth century.

Glass drug jar for Chlorodyne

1830-1930
Shop round marked 'Cachous', empty, white label with gold and red border.

Shop round marked 'Cachous'

1830-1930
Shop round for eucalyptus pastilles, empty, white label with gold and red border.

Shop round for eucalyptus pastilles

1830-1930
Shop round for glycerine and blackcurrant, empty, white label with gold and red border.

Shop round for glycerine and blackcurrant

1830-1930
Shop round for mixed cachous, empty, white label with gold and red border.

Shop round for mixed cachous

1830-1930
Shop round for gelatine lozenges, empty, white label with gold and red border.

Shop round for gelatine lozenges

1830-1930
Shop round for glycerine jujubes, no lid, empty, white label with gold and red border.

Shop round for glycerine jujubes

1830-1930
Empty shop round for for Linseed and Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform) pastilles

Pastille jar for Linseed and Chlorodyne

1830-1930
Shop round with glass lid for Liquorice and Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform) pastilles, with traces remaining

Glass drug jar with glass lid for Liquorice and Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform) pastilles

1830-1930

Details

Category:
Medical Glass-ware
Object Number:
1979-23
Materials:
bottle, glass, clear
Measurements:
diameter 114 mm
height 160 mm
type:
shop rounds
credit:
Purchased from John P Gibson

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